Woman Mauled By 3 Pit Bulls In Brooklyn Park

BROOKLYN PARK, MN — A Brooklyn Park woman was left in critical condition after her three pit bulls mauled her, police said.

On Tuesday just before 9:30 p.m., Brooklyn Park Police responded to Huntington Place Apartments on the 5800 block of Zane Ave North for a woman yelling for help.

At the scene, police found a woman being attacked by her three pit bulls.

Officers rescued the woman and she was transported to the hospital, where she remains in critical but stable condition.

"The cause of the attack is still unknown," police said in a news release. "The dogs belonged to the victim and her boyfriend."

A Huntington Place security guard suffered an injury on his left hand from attempting to stop the attack. In the process, the guard injured one of the dogs, authorities said.

After an" exhaustive effort," police said two dogs were taken into custody. One dog was euthanized on the scene due to aggression. The second dog was euthanized later due to the severity of the injuries.

The third dog is quarantined at an animal shelter, according to authorities.

The incident marked at least the third serious pit bull attack in Brooklyn Park this summer. In July, a 3-year-old boy was killed by two pit bulls.