MARIETTA, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a North Carolina grandmother was killed when she was attacked by four Rottweilers, who also injured two of her grandchildren.
Citing a Tuesday statement from the Robeson County Sheriff's Office, news outlets report that 73-year-old Esta Currier died after the Monday afternoon attack. The 7-year-old and 9-year-old injured were airlifted to a South Carolina hospital. The extent of their injuries is unclear.
The sheriff's office says the dogs were owned by Currier's brother. Authorities say the dogs aggressively approached responding deputies, who responded by shooting and killing them. A bullet fragment or flying debris injured 56-year-old Brenda Walters, who is Currier's brother's wife. She was treated and released.
The sheriff's office says the three were attacked when Currier picked the children up from a bus stop.
