A 14-year-old teen named Ryan Hazel was mauled to death while taking care of a group of dogs. The teen, who was from Rehoboth, Massachusetts, was caring for the dogs on a property in Dighton. WCVB shares the details of the tragic incident. Hazel had been taken to the home by his grandmother so he could care for the numerous animals on the property. Apparently, after about an hour of waiting in the driveway, Ryan's grandmother became worried when she had not heard back from him. Ryan's grandmother called the teen's parents, who were out of Massachusetts on a trip. Then, the parents called a neighbor near the Dighton property to check on the boy. The neighbor found Hazel with numerous traumatic injuries and immediately called 911. He performed CPR on Ryan at the scene, but Hazel died on the property. Reports detail that seven dogs were found in cages and another four were loose on the land. The owner of the property is said to be 49-year-old Scott Dunmore, who was also out of town when Hazel was there. Dunmore is said to be cooperating with authorities in the investigation. Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn says that it does not appear that there was any foul play in this situation. Quinn declined to go into deeper detail about the injuries Hazel sustained. According to CNN, Hazel had been mauled by some of the dogs in an outside enclosure on the property. Ryan Hazel, 14, killed when he was mauled by four dogs. Authorities say he was caring for the animals while the homeowner was out of town. It’s a job he’s been doing for about a year. @JordanMazzaTV has the latest details coming up tonight on @ABC6 at 11:00 pic.twitter.com/jYP65i9Af0 — Daniel Keith (@DkeithGWP) May 11, 2019 The 11 dogs on Dunmore's property have been put into the custody of animal control, and the four who had been found loose are currently under quarantine. Those four dogs will be held in quarantine for 10 days, and then the town will make a decision about what to do with them. The four dogs at the center of the investigation were said to be Dutch Shepherd and Belgian Malinois breeds. At this time, it has not been revealed how many of each breed were involved. Ryan Hazel’s classmates cover his school locker in post-it notes of sorrow after dogs attacked and killed the teen in Dighton. #WCVB pic.twitter.com/8wNsT48ZRV — John Atwater (@AtwaterWCVB) May 11, 2019 Hazel had apparently been caring for the dogs for the past year. A contractor who is familiar with the property explained that Dunmore has 10 to 15 dogs there that are trained for police work, and that he runs a dog training business. According to Twitter, Quinn does not anticipate filing any charges against Dunmore, the owner of the dogs. Hazel was a student at Bristol Plymouth Regional Technical High School, and the school has brought counselors in to help students in the wake of this tragedy. Many students have been decorating Ryan's locker with notes since the teen's death.<doc-sep>Family and friends are mourning the loss of Rehoboth, Massachusetts teen Ryan Hazel. Hazel was killed in a savage dog attack on the evening of Thursday, May 9. On Friday, classmates began posting memories of Hazel on the 14-year-old freshman’s locker at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School. Hazel’s classmates have decided to honor their friend by wearing his favorite color, green, on Monday, May 13. A very somber day…Students at Bristol Plymouth Regional Technical HS reacting to their classmates death. Freshman Ryan Hazel was mauled to death last night by dogs. Students today, posted memories of Ryan on his locker. @NBC10Boston @NECN pic.twitter.com/RvW8645xk4 — Kathryn Sotnik NBC10 Boston (@KatNBCBoston) May 10, 2019 Hazel was enrolled in the technical school’s community health program. Outside of the classroom he played freshman football and was on the school’s track team. Hazel’s School Is Providing Crisis Response Workers A crisis response team has been dispatched to Bristol-Plymout Regional Technical School to help students and staff as they come to grips with Hazel’s death. “The loss is sure to raise many emotions, questions and concerns for our entire school, especially our students, and we are making every resource we have available to assist those in need,” Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School Superintendent-Director Alexandre Megalhaes said in a written statement posted on the school’s website. “We are saddened by this loss in our school community, and as we come together, our leadership team will make every effort to provide assistance to our students, families and fellow employees as needed,” he added. Ryan Was Caring for a Neighbor’s 11 Large Dogs When he was Attacked According to authorities, at approximately 6 p.m. on May 9, Hazel’s grandmother dropped him off at a North Dighton home to take care of several dogs and other animals on the property. The property and several of the dogs belong to Scott Dunmore, 49, who was away in Boston. Dunmore is a dog trainer who owns a business called 3 Dogs Running. Dunmore is considered a skilled trainer with over twenty years of experience and is known for his expertise in training dogs for a variety of competitions. He is highly regarded in “Schutzhund,” a competitve sport for protection dogs. A Neighbor Discovered Hazel With Severe Injuries & Four Dogs Runnng Loose https://twitter.com/wpro/status/1126900412668436481/photo/1 Hazel’s grandmother waited in the car for her grandson to complete his chores, which usually took about 45 minutes but she became concerned after an hour had passed and he had not returned to the car. The grandmother was able to call Hazel’s parents, who were in New York, and they, in turn, contacted a neighbor to go in the Denmore’s house to check on the boy. Teen mauled to death by dogs https://t.co/ApSZKGXZsy pic.twitter.com/IMpQG78qO5 — WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) May 10, 2019 The neighbor discovered Hazel lying on the ground in the back of the property with severe injuries all over his body. The neighbor contact 911 and administered CPR at the scene, however, Hazel succumbed to his injuries. A tough day at Bristol Plymouth Regional Technical HS. A freshman, Ryan Hazel, was mauled to death by dogs last night, Dighton police say. @BristolDA says he regularly cared for the dogs. Coverage tonight starting at 5 @nbc10_brian @NBC10 https://t.co/Y5TdGjrnKM — Ashley Cullinane (@AshCullinane) May 10, 2019 The neighbor also found four dogs, three Dutch shepherds and a Belgian Malinois in the yard and was able to secure them in Dunmore’s basement. All are large-breed dogs often used for security and police work. Seven other dogs were caged on the property. All 11 dogs were confiscated by animal control and the four dogs found with Hazel have been placed in a 10-day quarantine.<doc-sep>A GoFundMe campaign created for the family of Ryan Hazel, a 14-year-old boy who was mauled to death while caring for a pack of dogs in Dighton, surpassed $27,000 on Saturday. Jane Danek of Kingston, New Jersey, launched the crowdfunding campaign on Friday for the family. She told MassLive her dog has trained under the Hazels. The couple, who run Wolf Plain Brooks Kennel in Rehoboth, was in New York on Thursday with Danek’s dog and several others for American Kennel Club field trials when Ryan was killed. Ryan Hazel would help take care of the dogs at trainer Scott Dunmore’s property in Dighton while he was away. Dunmore was in Boston Thursday night when Hazel was mauled by at least one dog. A neighbor found his body after Hazel’s grandmother realized he was taking longer than usual to complete the chores. The GoFundMe campaign has garnered hundreds of donations and comments from dog trainers, friends and classmates of Hazel, a freshman at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School. “My son sat next to Ryan on the bus every day and was so sorry to hear the news,” wrote Karen Alves. “You are in our thoughts and prayers.” “His kindness, sense of humor and list of attributes too numerous to post will be his legacy,” Tammy Tilton wrote. Others posted pictures of Ryan Hazel playing sports and posing with friends and family members. Ryan Hazel played on the freshman football team. “When we heard this, (we thought) what could we do?” said Danek, who launched the campaign. “I put up the GoFundMe page and we shared it around with the local field trailers and it went off. Now the community is using it."<doc-sep>DIGHTON (CBS) — The teenager who died after he apparently was mauled by dogs in Dighton has been identified as 14-year-old Ryan Hazel from Rehoboth. According to the Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, Hazel was watching the dogs for their owner, 49-year-old Scott Dunmore, while Dunmore was in Boston. Hazel was driven to the Maple Swamp Road property by his grandmother. When he didn’t return to her car, a neighbor was called. “This was clearly a terrible tragedy for the victim, his family, and his friends, and the town. My heart goes out to all of them,” said Quinn. Authorities said Dunmore trained dogs on the property. Four apparently attacked Hazel on Thursday. Those dogs were found in the yard and seven more were secured in cages during the time of the attack. “The dogs that were outside were Dutch Shepherds and Belgian Malinois,” Quinn said. They were not licensed in the town. All 11 dogs were taken into custody and have been quarantined. Quinn described the property as large, with several animals but nothing more specific. Hazel was a freshman at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School. “This loss is sure to raise many questions, concerns and emotions from our entire school community, including students, faculty and staff. B-P Regional Technical School has activated its Crisis Response Team, made up of counselors from in and around the district who are professionally trained to listen and assist students during times of need and grief,” said a statement from Superintendent Alexandre Magalhaes. Hazel was on the freshman football team and friends say he was a great kid. They decorated his locker in his memory and plan to wear his favorite color green on Monday. Ann Maggi, who lives nearby, said, “It’s such a tragic thing…I’m hoping things are resolved and that his family is grieving and they’re able to find peace with everything that’s gone on.” Maggi said she knew there were dogs on the property, but has never had any trouble. “You do hear dogs barking occasionally but beyond that everyone is kind of doing their own thing,” said Maggi. “It’s very quiet here.” Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District Superintendent Anthony Azar also released a statement. It said, in part, “It is with a heavy heart that we have heard the news of the tragic death of a Rehoboth teenager… I have alerted our district crisis team and the crisis teams at all of our schools. If you or your child need additional support today, our counselors and support services will be available throughout the day.” Foul play is not suspected at this time, said Quinn. Dunmore is cooperating with the investigation.<doc-sep>
A 14-year-old high school freshman was mauled to death by four dogs in Dighton Thursday night, plunging a community into mourning in what authorities called a “terrible tragedy.” Ryan Hazel of Rehoboth studied community health at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School in Taunton. He was helping care for dogs on a Dighton property as part of a regular arrangement with property owner Scott Dunmore while the 49-year-old was away in Boston, Bristol District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III said. “This was clearly a terrible tragedy for the victim, his family and his friends, and the town,” Quinn said. “My heart goes out to all of them.” Hazel was dropped off at the Maple Swamp Road property by his grandmother about 6 p.m. Thursday to tend to the animals there. When the teen took more than an hour to do tasks that normally took him “30 to 45 minutes,” Quinn said, the grandmother, who had remained in the car, called the boy’s parents, who were away in New York. Quinn said the parents immediately called a neighbor on Maple Swamp Road, who found Hazel on the ground “suffering from traumatic injuries” and four dogs loose in the yard – Dutch shepherds and Belgian malinois. Another seven dogs on the property were caged at the time, authorities said. That neighbor called police about 8 p.m. to report “a pack of dogs attacking a human,” Dighton police Chief Robert MacDonald said. The neighbor attempted CPR, but Hazel’s injuries were “too severe” and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Quinn said. Dunmore returned from Boston Thursday night and has been cooperating with the ongoing investigation. The dogs were taken into custody of animal control and quarantined. It is up to the town to decide whether the dogs will be put down. “It does not appear that any foul play is suspected at this time,” Quinn said. Dawn Parks, who lives a few houses away from Dunmore, said he has lived in Dighton, a small town of fewer than 8,000 residents near Taunton, for two or three years. “We can’t sleep at night with the windows open because of the barking,” said Parks, 59. But nothing prepared her for the news that a boy had been mauled to death by his dogs. “It’s terrible,” Parks said. “We were shocked.” Another neighbor of Dunmore’s said her four children knew the victim, who was from a “super, super family. He was a very nice kid. He was an excellent athlete. He played baseball.” “I can’t even imagine” him dying that way, she said. “It’s just shocking. The more I think about it, the more sick I feel because there are kids up and down this road all the time. The cross-country team from Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School runs this road, and there are four baseball fields and a softball field just down the road … I hope they find some solution or something.” Students at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School said the mood on the Taunton campus was somber Friday. “It was really sad,” said sophomore Isabella Sanabria. “Everybody was upset, even if you didn’t know him.” Classmate Emily Tripp said, “I don’t even know how to process it. It’s not something you would think would happen around here … especially to a person that young.” Hazel was on the track and freshmen football teams, the school said. Superintendent Alexandre Magalhaes said Hazel was “a loved member of our student body.” The school has provided counselors through its Crisis Response Team. Students are asked to wear green, Hazel’s favorite color, in his honor on Monday.