Emergency vehicles at the scene of the dog attack
(Picture: AP)Two young children were mauled to death by two family dogs, and their mother left hospitalised, in Tennessee.
The dogs attacked the 2-year-old girl, a 5-month-old boy, and their mother on Wednesday afternoon in the home located north of Memphis near Shelby Forest State Park.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said the children were pronounced dead at the scene and their mother was taken to a Memphis hospital in critical condition.
Video posted online in the aftermath of the incident showed first responders surrounding the scene on Wednesday evening local time.
Officials have said the two dogs appear at this time to have been pit bulls, and that they were taken by animal control.
Police are continuing to investigate, and the Sheriff’s Office did not immediately release any further information.
