New Mexico toddler fatally mauled by family dog
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Authorities say a baby girl has been fatally mauled by her family's dog in Las Cruces.
Las Cruces police say the child's grandmother appears to have been accidentally shot by a neighbor who was trying to stop the animal attack Tuesday afternoon.
The 16-month-old girl suffered multiple injuries to her head and chest and was rushed to a Las Cruces hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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Her name hasn't been released.
The girl's 52-year-old paternal grandmother received a gunshot wound to her leg and was transported to an El Paso hospital.
Police say the family's 2-year-old pit bull attacked the young girl in the backyard of her grandparent's residence. The girl's grandmother tried to intervene but was attacked by the dog.
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The neighbor later shot and killed the dog.