Person hospitalized after being attacked by dog in home in Cambridge

A person was rushed to the hospital with serious bite wounds after being attacked by a dog inside a home in Cambridge on Saturday Officers responding to a call reporting a violent dog attack inside a home on Prospect Street around p m discovered a resident of the home who had been attacked by a -pound pit bull and sustained deep lacerations to his upper arm Officers applied a tourniquet to control the bleeding until EMS and fire crews arrived and took the man to a hospital A second resident suffered minor injuries but declined clinical journey The dog was located and safely secured by officers and animal control with the assistance of a family member It was voluntarily surrendered by the owner and taken to a nearby veterinary facility Police say there were no prior reports of aggression involving the dog