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2-Year-Old Pa. Boy Attacked By Dogs, Killed

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Police say a 2-year-old boy critically injured in a dog attack at a Philadelphia home has died of his injuries.

Responding officers killed two animals and wounded a third.

A police spokeswoman says multiple 911 calls came in shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday reporting the toddler being attacked by two pit bulls in a northeast Philadelphia home.

Officers arrived and shot three dogs, killing two. Police say there were a total of five or six dogs in the rear of the building.

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Police say the boy was taken to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in extremely critical condition and succumbed to his injuries just after 6 p.m. Wednesday. His name has not been immediately released.

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