NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Four people in Newport News were taken to the hospital after what neighbors are calling a gruesome dog attack.

A spokesperson for Newport News police says officers responded to Barbour Drive for reports of "two vicious canines" on Monday evening, around 8 p.m. Police say four people in total were bitten, and all were taken to the hospital.

One woman who lives right near where the incident happened, with blood stains still on her porch, recounted the moments she watched the attack unfold. She said she was traumatized.

“It’s a terrible thing when you have to lay witness to that and there’s nothing you can do to help," she said.

One of the victims posted images online of their wounds, which show inch-deep gashes.

The neighbor said she tried to step in and help the wom

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