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On Monday, Sept. 4, police in Markle, Ind., rushed to a home after receiving a 911 call about a dog bite

There they found a 7-day-old boy suffering from multiple bite wounds, police said

First responders and EMS performed life-saving measures on the newborn at the home and on the way to the hospital in the ambulance, but the baby boy died

A newborn in Indiana was killed by the family dog, authorities said.

On Thursday, Sept. 4, officers responded to a report about a newborn being bitten by a dog that lived at the home, according to a press release from the Markle Police Department.

Officers, first responders and EMS personnel who arrived at the home found the 7-day-old baby, identified as Jason Weaver, in critical condition and requiring life-saving measures, the Hunti

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