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Fort Dodge Police said an officer arrived on the scene of the incident on Nov. 24 after receiving a call about someone yelling for help.
The officer tried to scare the dogs away to stop them attacking the woman, but was unsuccessful.
“The officer on scene then drew his duty weapon and shot all three dogs multiple times to stop the attack,” apress releaseread. “All three dogs are deceased."
According to the GoFundMe, an update shared Saturday read that the woman “has lost a lot more than we originally thought. She’s had many surgeries and procedures in the last few days.”
“She has had both legs amputated to her knees. [She] did not need surgery on her hands as we had originally thought. However she is going to need facial reconstruction surgery, she also has serious head trauma and much more.”
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Per the police, an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
A neighbor told local media outletKCCIthat it took “quite a few rounds of ammunition to get them [the dogs] down.”
Another added, “I had heard the gunshots. I came outside originally and I saw police with his gun drawn. He had said for me to go inside and I did, I did go inside, but after a couple of moments, my curiosity is piqued. Let’s go ahead and step out here. I stepped out into the driveway just to take a peek, I saw a black dog lying down on the ground, deceased, which is super sad.”
A spokesperson for the Fort Dodge Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
