Dogs Kill Elderly Man, Critically Injure Woman and Bite 2 Others in Texas Attack

Two elderly people were mauled, one fatally, by a small pack of dogs that attacked them and first responders who came to their aid Friday in San Antonio, officials said.

Two other people were bitten — one on the hand and the other, a city fire department captain, on the leg, San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said at a news conference Friday. Both are expected to recover.

The man who was killed was believed to be about 80 years old, and the woman, who may have been his wife, was critically injured, Hood said.

Dallas Police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old girl – after detectives say she was attacked by a dog in her home on Saturday. It’s an attack neighbors tell NBC 5’s David Goins they feared and tried to prevent.

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