BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. ( WBRC ) - A woman has died after she was attacked by a dog earlier this week.

According to the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, a dog was being looked after by a friend of the owner when it attacked the friend and two other people who tried to step in and help on Macks Way.

Authorities say the owner of the dog is in the Jefferson County Jail and had been with the friend for almost two months before the attack.

Officials say the dog attacked the sitter when he attempted to walk the dog. A visiting couple says they tried to get the dog off of the woman before it attacked both visitors as well.

The Blount County Sheriff’s Office says a family member of the friend who was first attacked shot and killed the dog after it disengaged from the attack.

Three people who wer

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