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Dogs attack and kill a woman in Bolivar, Tennessee

The fatal attack occurred in the city of Bolívar.

A woman has died after police say she was attacked and mauled by two dogs in West Tennessee — one of which was shot and injured by a police officer, authorities said.

The fatal attack took place early Monday morning in the town of Bolivar in Hardeman County, about 70 miles northeast of Memphis.

According to the Bolivar Police Department, officers responded to a report of a woman bleeding in the street around 1:30 a.m. Authorities did not say what Rhodes was doing in the area earlier that morning.

Police and fire officials said they found the victim in critical condition suffering from “serious injuries” from an apparent dog attack, and found two dogs in the area near her.

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While administering treatment to the victim, authorities said, an officer shot one of the dogs, wounding it.

The dogs then fled the scene.

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The victim was taken to hospital where he died.

The victim, identified by police as Theresa Rhodes, was taken to a hospital where she died.

It was not immediately known how old she was or what caused the animals to attack the woman.

“Both dogs were captured without further incident and were euthanized,” Sara Rice, a spokeswoman for the Bolivar Fire Department, told USA TODAY on Wednesday.

It was not immediately known who owned the dogs, but Rice said Rhodes was not their owner.

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On the police department’s Facebook page, officers described a dog involved in the attack as gray and blue with pitbull-like characteristics.

A photograph posted by the department on the social media page of the other dog allegedly involved in the attack shows a brown dog with a boxy face and floppy ears.

The case remained under investigation Wednesday, Rice said.

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Contact her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.

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