A Sayreville police officer and 10-year-old boy are both hospitalized in stable condition following a dog attack and shooting at Route 35 hotel

The 10-year-old boy who was mauled by the dogs, and the officer shot by a stray bullet, are both recovering Wednesday.

Sayreville, N.J. police shot and killed pitbulls that were mauling a 10-year-old boy at a Knights Inn Hotel, officials said. An officer was hit by a ricochet bullet.

Sayreville Police responded to a 911 call about a family's pets attacking a boy — one officer was grazed by a ricochet.

A police officer and a child were both hospitalized during a harrowing incident at a Central Jersey motel, authorities said. Sayreville police responded to The Knights Inn in Sayreville in response to a distressed family member staying at the motel who called 9-1-1 saying that their family dogs