WASHINGTON — A 55-year-old D.C. woman died after she was attacked by what police say was a large mix-breed dog inside a Southeast home Sunday evening.
Police identified the victim as Angela Smith of Southeast.
An autopsy will be done to determine her exact cause of death.
Police found her unconscious just before 6:30 p.m. inside a home on Dexter Terrace near the Barry Farm neighborhood.
Smith was taken to the hospital where she died. No one else was hurt.
The dog was taken by the Humane Rescue Alliance and euthanized. The Humane Rescue Alliance is not saying the dog is a pitbull. It describes the dog as a “large, mixed breed” dog.
Police believe the dog lived at the house.
WTOP’s Melissa Howell contributed to this story.
