Pit Bulls Maul Newark Boy, 10, Left Home Alone

A 10-year-old city boy was home alone Wednesday when two pit bulls viciously attacked and critically injured him inside his Ironbound apartment, Newark Police said.

The boy was taken to University Hospital with life-threatening injuries following the attack on Hawkins Court at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to NJ.com.

A neighbor kicked in the apartment door when he heard the boy screaming as the dogs mauled and bit him, the article said. The boy suffered serious injuries to his face and neck, neighbors told NJ.com.

An officer needed to shoot both dogs, killing one of them, as the animals charged at police when they arrived.

The boy's father, Enrique Carrillo, 41, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, according to NJ.com.