Gladys Anthony, 62, died during surgery for her wounds following the attack in St. Louis. Officers rushed to the scene in St Louis after shots were reported fired and found 62-year-old Gladys Anthony severely injured and her 73-year-old husband injured after they were set on by the dogs, police said.
According to local reports, the incident started after Anthony got home from work and let her family’s own dogs into the backyard. She had just let one dog back into the house when she turned and saw her other dog being attacked. The woman’s 9-year-old grandson witnessed the incident and tried to help. The grandchild did not suffer injuries. The dog was injured but is expected to survive.
The man had attempted to fight the dogs off with a broom and had fired shots in their direction to distract them but the gun later jammed. Officers deployed pepper spray after encountering the animals, forcing the dogs to flee the area. The woman was bleeding heavily when officers arrived and was described as being barely conscious, according to Fox News. Responders brought the woman inside the home and rendered aid by applying tourniquets until EMS could respond.
Her daughter, Keshia Anthony, described the horrific incident. “It wasn’t nothing that could stop them dogs... It was nothing that could be done to stop those damn dogs from touching her. It’s a problem. Why would you let some vicious dogs like that loose?” she told KSDK.
