DANVILLE, Va. (rbs news now) — An 8-year-old boy died Tuesday evening after being attacked by his family’s dog, according to the Danville Police Department.

Officers responded to the 700 block of Berryman Avenue just after 8 p.m. on August 26.

Police said they found the child unresponsive inside a residence with trauma to his neck consistent with an animal bite.

At the time of the attack, the boy was under the care of his teenage sister.

Family members told investigators the four-year-old dog had not previously shown signs of aggression.

The dog was seized from the home and transported to the Danville Area Humane Society.

The incident remains under investigation.

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