James Alexander Smith, 50, and his toddler granddaughter had been discovered useless on the road after an obvious mauling assault by pitbulls.
The horrific incident occurred in Tennessee.
According to Fox8, when police arrived on the scene, they “observed the dogs attacking the infant. The dogs were reportedly killed to stop the attack.”
However, in line with the information website, “two people—identified as 50-year-old James Alexander Smith and his 3-month-old granddaughter—were already deceased.”
A neighbor, Brian Kirby, advised the tv station that “he came home from work and saw a woman in the middle of the street screaming.” Kirby alleged that the canines had killed his pet cat beforehand.
NBC News additionally reported that arriving authorities “found pit bulls mauling the 3-month-old girl.” However, the community reported that authorities are nonetheless working to find out the precise reason for demise for Smith and his granddaughter.
The assault occurred in Tullahoma, Tennessee, NBC News reported.
According to the District Attorney General’s press launch in Manchester, Tennessee, at about 3 p.m. on December 3, the Coffee County Communications Center acquired a name “regarding the apparent mauling by pitbulls of an adult male (later identified as James Alexander Smith, 50 years old) and an infant (later identified as the 3-month-old granddaughter of Mr. Smith) in the 900 block of East Warren Street.”
The police “arrived at the scene and observed the pitbulls actively mauling the infant. The dogs were killed to stop the attack. Regrettably, it was obvious that both victims were deceased,” the release says.
The release said 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.”
“No decisions have been made at this time as to what, if any, criminal charges are appropriate,” the release adds. “As indicated above, the dogs involved in the mauling have been euthanized. Other dogs in the home have been taken into the possession of the Tullahoma Animal Control to determine the appropriate action to be taken with respect to them.”
The press launch stated that ”this was an particularly tough and brutal scene. Please pray for the household of the victims on this tough time in addition to the primary responders as they deal with the trauma from what they witnessed.”