A seven-year-old boy died tragically in Idaho after being attacked by a neighbor’s pack of dogs.

The incident was reported via a statement by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes because the child was living on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. 

The attack occurred on January 21 and the child’s mother was also severely injured. 

Officers from the Fort Hall Police Department responded to a 911 call about a young boy who had been viciously attacked by dogs and was unresponsive.

The boy was identified as Kellan Islas, 7. He and his mother, Emily Islas, 39, were transported to the Portneuf Medical Center. The boy was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Kellan and his mom were living in an RV on the property of a family that owned the four dogs. 

Kellan went out of the RV on Saturday evening to play, and after a while, his mother went out to check on him.

She found her son on the floor of the neighbors’ front porch, being attacked by the dogs. She tried to save him by fighting off the dogs, but there were too many and they were too strong. She was attacked when she put her body on top of her son’s to shield him. 

The attacking dogs were two Rottweilers and two mixed-breed. When police arrived, they shot all of the dogs, in compliance with the local animal control ordinance.

The dog owners were cited for 15 violations of the animal ordinance of the tribe, including not vaccinating the animals for rabies, vicious animal attack, and being over the allowed number of feline and canine pets.

Emily Islas’ serious injuries included nerve damage and a ruptured artery in her right arm. The dogs also injured the back of her head, back, and left arm. She is fighting for her life.

The dog owners, Benjamin and Juliana Wolfchild, could face federal charges.