BURLINGTON, Colo. ( KKTV /Gray News) – The 3-year-old daughter of a police chief in Colorado was killed in a dog attack involving a former K-9 officer, according to the Burlington Police Department .

Deputies with the Kit Carson County Sheriff’s Office were called to respond to reports of a child being attacked by a dog Monday.

When they arrived at the home, deputies said they found a mom and her daughter, who was unresponsive, in the backyard while the dog was secured in a kennel.

The little girl was taken to a hospital in the area, where she was pronounced dead.

Authorities said the dog was taken to the pound and euthanized.

Deputies say the dog was a German Shepherd who was previously a K-9 with the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office said the dog was taken

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