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Six-year-old hospitalized after pit bull attack

She is expected to make a successful recovery
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A 6-year-old girl was sent to the hospital after being attacked by 2 pit bulls early Sunday morning in north Omaha.

Police reports show the attack happened just after 2:30 a.m. on North 41st Street. Officers found the girl in a bedroom with multiple bite wounds.

Omaha Police Department said medics took the girl to University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she's expected to make a lengthy but successful recovery.

The Nebraska Humane Society removed the dogs from the home after the mother gave up custody.

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