Boy, 4, killed by dogs while visiting his family in Florida. A 4-year-old boy named Logan Shepard was killed by his uncle Billy Fredericks dogs after he wandered into the yard eating ice cream as his mother Stephanie Groulx was in the bedroom talking to her sister Delores Frederick. It appears that the two pit bulls that mauled the boy to death were euthanized by their owner.
Boy, 4, killed by dogs while eating ice cream is a sad headline coming from the state of Florida.
Saturday night around 10:30 PM, 4-year-old Logan Shepard walked with his mom Stephanie Groulx to his uncle’s and aunt’s home located in Riverview near Rhodine Drive.
Stephanie Groulx was greeted by her sister Delores Frederick and her husband Billy Fredericks who were thrilled to see the toddler and gave him a bowl of ice cream.
As the child enjoyed his delicious treat in the living room, the adults went into another room to talk with the Fredericks’ teen daughter.
The conversation was cut short after the adults head loud screams coming from the backyard.
The family ran outside to find Billy Fredericks’ two pit bulls standing over Logan Shepard’s body covered with blood.
It appears that the kid wandered into the yard where he was attacked by the dogs.
The clan immediately called 911 but by the time paramedics arrived to the home, little Logan was already dead.
Two police officers conducting a traffic stop few steps from the home ran to help after hearing the screams but it was in vain.
The officers quizzed the uncle who said that prior to the family’s visit he made sure that his dogs were in crates and has no idea how they got out.
The story of “the boy, 4 killed by dogs” is stirring a very heated debate on the internet on whether people should continue to have pit bulls as pets. Once in a while they save their owners but very often they kill their best friends.
The adults in this heartbreaking story are getting slammed for leaving a 4-year-old unsupervised very late night in a home with dangerous animals.
