Posted on: May 28, 2025 07:00 AM

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1 month old girl mauled to death by family dog while in bed at Queens home Sources

Authorities are investigating a deadly dog mauling of a 1-month-old girl in Queens, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the case.

Investigators were at the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City on Tuesday, bringing out bags of evidence from a 6th-floor apartment unit which became the setting of a disturbing scene.

A police source told NBC New York that the mother of the child called 911, claiming the baby girl was sleeping in bed between her and her boyfriend. When the couple woke up, they allegedly saw their German shepherd-pit bull mix puppy attacking the infant.

The dog had jumped on the bed and was biting the girl's face, according to the law enforcement source.

Officers said they arrived at the apartment on the upper level of a building between 12th Street and 41st Avenue around 6:40 a.m. They found 1-month-old unconscious at the time, but she later died.

The medical examiner was at the scene Tuesday.