[newsgatherer]

Neighbors who witnessed the attack described it as horrific. "I'll never forget it as long as I live," said Sue Muller, of Glen Oaks, the townhouse community where the attack occurred, who helped free the girl from the dog. "It was horrible." William Merklinger, another neighbor who came to the girl's aid, described the attack as "the worst thing I've ever seen. ... This dog was just insane, totally insane."

So, why didn't they just shoot the dog?

[ambrose]

So, why didn't they just shoot the dog?

Because that would only have made him more angry.