11-year-old boy dies after dog attack in south Edmonton

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dog attack at a home in south Edmonton where the city said other attacks have occured this year.The Edmonton Police Service said the fatal attack happened Monday around 8 p.m., near 82nd Street and 11th Avenue SW in the Summerside area.When officers arrived, they found a “severely injured 11-year-old boy who had been attacked by two very large dogs.”They tried to save him, but the boy was declared dead.Edmonton police forensics investigators arrived at the house late Tuesday afternoon to begin their work processing the tragic scene.An area resident who Global News has agreed not to identify due to safety concerns said they’d complained to City of Edmonton bylaw several times about dogs at the home in question.“The city failed that little boy,” the neighbour said through tears, becoming emotional when talking about the complaints they said they and other neighbours had filed.“My initial reaction was the city failed the boy because they weren’t listening to our complaints.”The two dogs were seized by animal control peace officers, police said.The neighbour said they’ve been voicing concerns about the property to the city for over a decade, during which time the residence was home to different dogs.“That was the original complaints. I’m not sure when these dogs actually came to live in the house,” they said, explaining there were different breeds but wasn’t sure what kind.“Very strong, very big dogs.”“Last summer got really bad.