Boy, 6, recovering from pit bull attack

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 6-year-old boy recovering from a pit bull attack is talking about what happened.

Armani McKinnis was at a birthday party on South Champlain near East 74th Street Monday night when the dog ran up. People tried to scare the dog away with chair, but it bit the boy.

"He bit me on my cheek, in my, not in my ear, but he was on my ear," McKinnis said.

McKinnis suffered wounds to his face and legs.

He is being treated at comer children's hospital and tells us he's playing video games, spending time with family and getting better.

ABC7 Eyewitness News reached out to the dog's owner, but she declined to speak with us.