Infant, toddler killed by family dogs, sheriff says

Officials investigate after two dogs allegedly attacked a family and killed two children. (Shelby County Sheriff's Office (Tennessee))

A sheriff's office in Tennessee said an infant and toddler were killed by their family dogs.

In a tweet on Wednesday afternoon, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee said dogs attacked a 2-year-old girl, a 5-month-old boy and their mother in a home. Authorities said the children died at the scene.

Officials said first responders took the mother to a hospital. Her condition was unknown on Thursday morning. 

DOGS SEEN CHASING CHILD ON NEIGHBORHOOD SECURITY CAMERA

The home is on Sylvan Road near Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park

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