Crime & Safety
2-Year-Old Girl Is Mauled To Death By Family Dog
Police Are Trying To Determine Why A Family Dog Attacked And Killed A 2-Year-Old Girl On Friday Evening.
ALVIN, TX -- A 2-year-old girl is dead after police said she was mauled to death by the family dog. Deputies with the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office were called at about 6 p.m. Friday to a home in the 3900 block of Morning Dove St.
Investigators don't yet know why the dog, a mixed breed pitbull terrier, attacked the child.
The child was pronounced dead at the scene and her body was taken to the Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.
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The dog was taken into custody and euthanized, officials said.
No charges have been filed in this case.
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