Reptchild.

When a grisly murder spree in the town of Henenlotter, N.C. is discovered to have been perpetrated by a mutated half-reptile/half-human child, the creature is soon hunted by a nefarious scientist, two local cops, and a good-natured pair of horror-loving townie brothers. As the bodies pile up, the brothers and their precocious niece must attempt to befriend the tiny beast in order to save the town, their reputations, and the ravenous, rambunctious Reptchild.