A woman who was mauled in a dog attack in Boston on Monday, which also injured a man and two police officers, died of her injuries, investigators confirmed Tuesday morning.
According to the Boston Police Department, officers responded to a report of persons being bitten by a dog near Dennison Street in the city’s Roxbury district shortly before 5 p.m. and discovered a woman with life-threatening injuries as well as a man who was injured.
The woman, whose name has not been revealed, was taken to a local hospital and later died from her injuries. The extent of the man’s injuries remained unknown.
According to authorities, the incident occurred inside a residence, and the dog was owned by the two victims.
According to police, the dog bit two responding cops, leading another officer to shoot at the animal.
Police were unable to provide an update on the dog’s condition and declined to comment on its breed.
Both officers were transferred to a nearby hospital and are likely to be OK. Surveillance video obtained by Boston 25 News depicts the threat officers faced before three shots were fired on the dead-end roadway.
“I heard two shots and noticed that the dog was down. “About a minute later, or less, I heard a third shot,” stated one neighbor. “It was terrible.”
Later, Boston 25 News learned that the attack occurred at civil rights leader Jean McGuire’s multi-family home.
McGuire stated that she was not home when the attack occurred in a first-floor unit.
Boston Animal Control transported the shot dog and three other canines from the scene.
The investigation is active and ongoing.
