Toddler critically injured after pit bull attack

DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. - A toddler is in critical condition after being bitten by his family's pit bull Tuesday.

Paramedics arrived at a home in the 1900 block of Addison Road South around 9:30 a.m. and found a boy with severe injuries to his face, head and eye, Prince George's County Fire and EMS spokesman Mark Brady says.

"As as a result of these injuries, paramedics transported the child to a specialty center in the Baltimore area," Brady says.

On the way to the hospital, a man who was accompanying the boy "became confrontational and demanded to be let out" of the ambulance, Brady says.

Paramedics let the man out of the ambulance on the side of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Howard County and notified U.S. Park Police.

Prince George's County Animal Control officials are investigating the incident.

While the investigation continues, the pit bull is being held at Prince George's County Animal Control headquarters in Forestville for a standard 10-day quarantine to check for rabies.

Pit bulls are illegal in Prince George's County, so the owner could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

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