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A 3-year-old Colorado girl was killed after the K-9 living at her house attacked her, say authorities
Her father, Burlington Police Chief Nathan Hill, was housing the dog after the Cheyenne County Sheriff's Department donated it after their K-9 program ended
The German Shepherd was euthanized after the attack
The 3-year-old daughter of a Colorado police chief was killed in an attack by a former K-9 her family was caring for, according to authorities.
On Monday, Aug. 11, deputies responded to a 911 call in Kit Carson about a child who had been attacked by a dog, according to a press release from the Kit Carson County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Travis Belden and Deputy Darrin Newberry arrived on scene a minute later and found an unresponsive 3-year-old and her mother in th