Iowa authorities confirmed a dog fatally attacked a 9-month-old baby and seriously injured the baby’s grandmother.
Waterloo police Capt. Jason Feaker confirmed that the 49-year-old grandmother watched the baby at the baby’s home on Thursday morning. At some point, the family pet, a neutered boxer/hound mix, attacked both her and the baby.
Feaker added the grandmother was hurt trying to intervene in the attack on the baby, ABC News reported.
Officers and EMS responded to the home and pronounced the baby dead at the scene. The grandmother was rushed to a local hospital and then flown to the larger University of Iowa Hospital.
Feaker said the dog had been euthanized, and its remains sent to Iowa State University for further testing.
