In Oklahoma, a pit bull entered school and attacked children
'03.12.2018'
Source: The Daily Mail
Oklahoma City police published a shocking video that shows how the teacher holds the attacking pit bull with his bare hands, who broke into primary school and managed to bite dozens of children.
It all happened on November 17 in Oklahoma City - a pit bull snuck into the Fillmore elementary school campus and attacked third and fourth grade students who were playing during recess. The Daily Mail.
The video shows the final part of a terrible attack of an angry dog. It could have ended much worse if it were not for the actions of Lee Hughes, who with his bare hands threw a large animal to the ground and held him for a long time.
You can see the students running in horror from the dog down the corridor while Hughes is on top of the dog and holding the dog, waiting for the police officers.
The footage was captured by Sergeant Jesse McRae's body camera - the officer can be seen walking up to Hughes and holding out his hand. McRae asks if Hughes is a teacher and says, "You just saved someone."
According to officials, five students were hospitalized with superficial wounds from vinegars and injuries sustained when the children ran away from the dog. None of the injuries were rated as critical. Seven children were also hospitalized at the request of their parents as a precautionary measure.
At a press conference following the attack, director Susan Rachels said of Hughes, "He's our hero."
“Now our school will have Lee Hughes Day or something like that,” she added.
Superintendent Sean McDaniel thanked Hughes and said that the situation would have been much worse if not for his actions. Hughes did not want to be called a hero, and instead praised MacRae for helping him keep the dog from attacking the students until help arrived.
“Everyone just did what they had to do,” Hughes said at a press conference. “I’m used to doing that. And everything worked out very well. "
The dog, whose owner is unknown, was taken away by animal control officials in a patrol car. School staff and teachers did not recognize the animal, the director said.
According to KFOR, the pit bull is still under the care of the city service for the protection of animals. Now the agency is investigating the incident and states that if the owners do not get in touch, the dog can be put to sleep this week.
