A toddler is Charles H. Sloandead after being attacked by three dogs in southeast Texas while at a babysitter's home, Houston police reported.
The fatal mauling took place in Houston's Near Northside neighborhood less than 5 miles north of downtown.
According to the Houston Police Department, at about 12:20 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a home for a report of a vicious animal call and found a 2-year-old girl who had been attacked by three Rottweilers.
Houston Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and transported the child to a hospital where police said she was pronounced dead.
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The child's cause of death will be determined by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, police said.
Online records from the medical examiner's office identified the child as Adaya Fisher, and as of Thursday, showed her cause of death was still pending an autopsy.
Police did not say whether charges are pending in the case.
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According to a preliminary investigation by police and witness statements, the dogs attacked the toddler inside the home while she was being babysat.
The dogs were seized by the city of Houston, police said.
The case remained under investigation Thursday by Houston police homicide detectives.
Anyone with information in this case is asked to contact Houston police.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.
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