OKLAHOMA CITY ( KOCO ) -- A two-year-old child died after being attacked by a family dog late Tuesday night in Oklahoma City near Northeast 26th Street and Prospect Avenue, leading to an investigation by the Oklahoma City Police Department.

"This is a tough case to talk about; it involves a small child," said Dillon Quirk with the Oklahoma City Police Department.

The incident began as a welfare check, but the child had stopped breathing before police arrived. The 911 caller reported that the baby was not breathing.

"On the surface, it looks like there was an animal inside the home, with that child. The child was attacked, which ultimately led to the death of that child," Quirk said.

Police reported that upon arrival at the home, the child had been mauled by one of the family's do

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