A grandfather and his 3-month-old infant granddaughter were mauled to death by seven pit bulls in their Tennessee home this week.
Officers were dispatched to the victim’s Tullahoma, Tennessee, home on Wednesday and walked into a grisly scene as the pack of pit bulls was still attacking the infant.
50-year-old James Alexander Smith was dead as officers entered the residence; however, they had to shoot several pit bulls to stop them from attacking the baby.
The baby was dead by the time the officers killed the pit bulls.
According to FOX 8, the neighbors say the pit bulls were violent toward other animals in the area.
The pit bulls killed the neighbor’s pet cat just one week before the deadly attack on Smith and his infant granddaughter.
“The investigation is ongoing to determine cause of death of the individuals, whether the mauling was postmortem, past violent history with these or other dogs in the home, current or past issues related to the children requiring intervention by the Department of Children’s Services and other potential issues that may have contributed to this situation,” said the 14th Judicial District Attorney General Craig Northcott.
The pit bulls involved in the mauling were euthanized.
NBC News reported:
A grandfather and his infant granddaughter were pronounced dead after authorities in Tennessee found pit bulls mauling the 3-month-old girl, officials said.
The district attorney general’s office for Tennessee’s 14th Judicial District said in a news release Wednesday that authorities are still trying to determine the cause of death for James Alexander Smith, 50, and his granddaughter, and whether the mauling occurred after they were already dead.
The prosecutor’s office said it isn’t clear if criminal charges will be filed in the case.
The apparent attack occurred at a residential address in Tullahoma, roughly 75 miles southeast of Nashville. Responding police officers killed the dogs to stop the attack, according to the release.
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