LILLINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- An 8-year-old girl is being treated at a hospital for injuries from a dog attack on Thursday in Harnett County.

According to the Harnett County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded around 5:50 p.m. to a call about a dog attacking a child on Bison Lane in Lillington. When they arrived, they saw EMS treating a man and a child for injuries from the attack.

Deputies said their preliminary investigation showed the attack happened when several children were playing and a dog came into the area and started walking around. Deputies said the dog attacked the girl without warning.

A neighbor, 51-year-old Brian Ellis, jumped into action and tried to get the dog off the child but was unable to get control of the animal. That's when another neighbor took out his gun and s

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