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‘Almost Unspeakable': Maryland Community Mourns After Baby Killed in Dog Attack

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Pit bull breed controversy Community tragedy and grief
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“Leaders in Calvert County, Maryland, say their community is heartbroken after a baby boy was killed by the family's dog.”
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“A family friend was watching the 8-month-old baby at a home on Prancer Court in Lusby about 1 p.m. Thursday when the family's pit bull attacked the baby, police said.”
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“Two sheriff's deputies who arrived to the house saw the pit bull attacking the baby and quickly decided the only way to stop the attack was to shoot the dog, killing it.”
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“The baby was already dead.”
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“The Calvert County Sheriff's Office has not released the name of the baby boy, to protect the family's privacy.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 92,783. Its county seat is Prince Frederick. The county's name is derived from…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Calvert County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing over 87,000 residents and 213 square miles (550 km2) in Calvert County, Maryland.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Montgomery County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 United States census, the county's population was 1,062,061, increasing by 9.3% from 2010. The county seat i…
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“Nine-hundred cities in the country have regulations on pit bulls.”
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“According to dogsbite.org, there were 31 dog-related deaths nationwide in 2016. Twenty-two of those deaths were from pit bull attacks.”
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“Evans said the sheriff's office has completed its investigation and there will be no criminal charges filed.”
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