An 8-year-old girl is recovering in the hospital after being attacked by a dog outside a Hollywood apartment building Friday afternoon, according to her mom and local officials.

Mom recounts terrifying attack outside apartment

Keyrelly Jean Castro told CBS News Miami she had just picked up her daughter from school when the attack happened.

As they were walking into their apartment building, her daughter — who is autistic — ran toward their door and that's when the dog attacked.

Jean Castro said in Spanish that she stood by and screamed "kill it" repeatedly as she watched her daughter being bitten by their neighbor's dog.

She showed CBS News Miami photos of her shirt covered in her daughter's blood after the attack.

"I looked at the guy and I didn't even open the gate fully and she st

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