An 11-year-old is recovering after he was attacked by a pair of pit bulls in Northeast D.C. over the weekend.
Carlizze Brashears was riding bikes with his friends in an alley off Blaine Street NE when they spotted two pit bulls roaming free and they crashed a bike.
“They started attacking us and then I ran and then they caught up to me, and then I was screaming and I was screaming for help," Carlizze said softly from bed on Monday as he recovers. He and his grandmother spoke only with News4.
As the dogs bit the boy on his face, head, arms and legs, his friend picked up rocks and threw them at the dogs, but that didn't stop them.
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Finally, a good Samaritan went out of their house and managed to fight off the dogs with a broomstick.
Carlizze rushed home to his grandmother, Tracie Brashears.
“Once the man hit 'em with the stick, his friend put him back on the little Lime bike and drove him up here to the house, and he came in the house. He banging [on the door]," she said. “And when I opened the door, he’s like, 'They bit me! They bit me!' I saw the thing on his face, but as he start snatching his clothes off [I saw] the gaping wounds”.
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The terrifying attack left Carlizze with stitches and a painful tetanus shot.
“Every time I move my arms, it hurt, and my head hurt," he told News4.
The Humane Rescue Alliance is investigating the attack.
"Officers continue to patrol the area and are interviewing the impacted parties as well as community members to learn what happened. We will follow the facts where they lead us and continue to maintain an active presence in the area," the HRA said in a statement.
The child's grandmother said a friend confronted the owner of the dogs shortly after the attack.
“And the only thing she said is, 'Oh, I’m sorry. They got out the gate. I apologize he bit him.' No, he didn't bite him. He mauled his a-- about to kill him," she said.
She and her grandson say they believe the dogs should be put down.
“If I see 'em right now, I’d kill 'em myself," she said.
“I think they should get put down," Carlizze said.
It's expected to take him some time to get back on his feet, and he may need more shots.
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News4 was unable to learn the name of the person who owns the dogs.
Carlizze said he would like to know who saved him so he can thank him.
