Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood told FOX 35 in an exclusive interview Wednesday morning that he plans to hold the owner of the dogs who brutally killed a local boy responsible.

The death of an 8-year-old Florida boy has one Florida sheriff out for vengeance. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said Tuesday that the boy was attacked and killed by two dogs Monday in DeLand. "We are going to do everything legally possible to hold the owner of these dogs responsible and we are going to do everything possible to make sure

Volusia County deputies are seen on bodycam footage chasing down and approaching the two dogs that mauled 8-year-old Michael Millett to death. CREDIT: Volusia County Sheriff's Department

Witnesses rushed to help but could not save an 8-year-old boy attacked by dogs, according to investigators in Florida. It happened around 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, near the entrance of the Berry’s Ridge subdivision outside DeLand, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

According to Sheriff Chitwood, the boy, identified as Michael, was riding bikes with his friends in the neighborhood when they stopped at the front entrance of the subdivision to pet the dogs.

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