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4-Year-Old Boy Killed In Louisa County Dog Attack
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 19, 12:00 PM EDT
updated Oct 22, 12:01 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by Orange County Review and Central Virginian, The, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
4-year-old boy killed in Louisa County dog attack · Orange County ReviewOct 19, 12:00 PM EDT
Campaign raising money for family of boy killed in Louisa County dog attack · Orange County ReviewOct 21, 7:00 AM EDT
Fatal dog attack claims life of 4-year-old Louisa boy · Central Virginian, TheOct 22, 12:01 PM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 22, 8:10 AM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 22, 12:12 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.