Harnett County dog owner, bite victim share conflicting stories after attack
FIRE DEPARTMENT BOTH HELP TREAT
THE MEN AND HANDLE THE FIRE.
AND 8 YEAR-OLD GIRL IS
RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL
TONIGHT AFTER SHE WAS ATTACKED
BY A DOG IN HARNETT COUNTY.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLS US
THIS ALL HAPPENED THURSDAY IN
LILLINGTON ANOTHER MAN WHO
STEPPED IN TO STOP THE ATTACK
IS ALSO RECOVERING FROM HIS
INJURIES. THE BUREAU'S KIRSTEN
CLARK IS LIVE IN HARNETT COUNTY
FOR US TONIGHT. JUST IN THE
DOG'S OWNER AND THE NEIGHBOR
WHO HELPED SAVE THAT LITTLE
GIRL. THEY'VE GOT CONTRADICTORY
STORIES HERE ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. ERIK, SEVERAL
FAMILIES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
ARE DEALING WITH THE AFTERMATH
OF THAT ATTACK. NOW THERE'S
AN UNSEEN DIVIDE BETWEEN 2
NEIGHBORS WITH 2 DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED LEADING UP TO IT.
>> THESE ARE THE BATTLEGROUNDS.
BRIAN ELLIS TELLS US HE
SUSTAINED AFTER HELPING SAVE
8 YEAR-OLD PIPER DOBBINS.
SHE WAS ATTACKED BY THIS DOG.
A 2 YEAR-OLD A KEY TO NAMED
CAIRO PARENTS TELL US PIPERS
DOING WELL AFTER UNDERGOING
SURGERY AT UNC HOSPITAL.
ACCORDING TO THIS PRESS RELEASE
FROM THE HARNETT COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE, A GROUP OF
KIDS WERE PLAYING IN THE AREA
OF BISON LANE WHEN KYRA WALKED
UP AND RANDOMLY ATTACKED PIPER,
CAIRO'S OWNER LIVE. ESTHER
BROWN SAYS THAT'S NOT TRUE.
HE WAS HE WAS ENTICED OFF MY
PROPERTY.
>> BUT ONE OF THOSE SAYING SAID
KIDS AND THEN ALL OF THE ISSUES
OR INCIDENT. IT HAPPENED.
>> ON PROPERTY. THIS DOORBELL
VIDEO FROM BROWN'S HOME ON
BLAKELY COURT SHOWS THE MOMENT
A KID RINGS THE DOORBELL.
YOU CAN SEE CAIRO FOLLOWED HIM
ON THE PORCH WITH WHAT LOOKS TO
BE A BALL IN HIS MOUTH. ONE OF
THE KIDS WENT ON TO THEIR
PROPERTY, KNOCKED ON THE DOOR,
TRYING TO GET SOMEONE SAYING
YOUR DOG HAS MY BALL.
>> TRYING TO GET THE THE
NEIGHBOR TO COME OUT AND HELP
THEM WITH THAT MOMENTS LATER,
ANOTHER ANGLE SHOWS THE SAME
KID WALKING OFF THE PROPERTY.
CAIRO FOLLOWING BEHIND BROWN
SAYS IN HIS CASE THAT'S WHERE
THE PROBLEM BEGAN.
>> WHY WON'T YOU LET?
YOUR KID?
>> WALK A DOG THAT HE DOESN'T
KNOW. BACK TO OUR PROPERTY TO
GET A BALL.
>> SHORTLY AFTER A CAIRO
ATTACKS. PIPER, WE PAUSED THE
VIDEO BEFORE THAT MOMENT.
ELLIS THEN JUMPS INTO HELP
PULLING CAIRO OFF PIPER INTACT
AND THE DOG THERE. I SAW THE
DOG LATCHED ON TO
>> ONTO A PIPER SAID I WAS
AFRAID THAT SHE WAS NOT GOING
MAKE IT.
>> ELLISON, THE SHERIFF SAY
ANOTHER NEIGHBOR SHOT THE DOG
AND KILLED IT. BUT BROWN SAYS
WHAT ELLIS DID NEXT WAS
UNCALLED FOR HER. IT SHOWS THAT
YOU MIGHT HAVE KICKED THE DOG
AND DRAGGED THE DOG FIGHTS.
SO YEAH, I DID SOME STUFF
THAT'S NOT CHARACTER DOES NOT
IN MY CHARACTER
AND AS WE WERE THAT IT WAS 100%
A MOTION. DO YOU FEEL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT
HAPPENED FOR HIM TO INVITE
SOMEONE?
THE HOSPITAL THAT TAKES US FROM
THE FOR THAT.
>> YOU CAN'T ABSORB THEM.
SO FROM FROM THAT, THAT IS
CRAZY TO ME. BUT IN THE SAME
TOKEN. I WANT EVERYONE ELSE
TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
INACCURATE INFORMATION.
PAINTING A FALSE NARRATIVE.
TELL THE TRUTH. I WILL OWN UP
TO BUY 2. I JUST NEED TO DO
THE SAME.
>> A SPOKESPERSON WITH THE
HARNETT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
TELLS US THAT THEIR
INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING.
THEY SAY THEY ARE STILL
REVIEWING VIDEOS AND OTHER
FACTORS TO DETERMINE WHAT
ACTUALLY HAPPENED PRIOR TO THAT