Boy, 14, rescued by Revere police officer during saveage attack by two Rottweilers, police say

A Revere police officer shot one Rottweiler that was attacking a 14-year-old boy in a fenced-in yard, then scaled the fence and ran to the boy’s aid, carrying him to safety while firefighters kept a second dog at bay by blasting it with a fire hose.

Officer Mike Mullen is being credited with saving the life of the boy in the dramatic rescue Thursday afternoon. The boy is in critical condition at a local hospital but is expected to survive.

No charges have been filed in the attack, but the two Rottweilers were euthanized at the behest of the owner, said Detective Sergeant Steven Pisano.

Around 5:40 p.m. Thursday, Mullen and several other officers responded to a backyard on Squire Road, behind the Northgate Shopping Center, after a 12-year-old boy called to report that two dogs were mauling his friend, Pisano said.

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