While an officer was giving aid to an injured woman reportedly bitten by one of the dogs, two dogs – pit bulls or pit bull mixes – charged at the officer and victim, according to police. The

A woman was killed after being torn apart by a pack of stray dogs near a park in Southern California, authorities said. Teodora Mendoza, 51, was rushed to the hospital with severe injuries to her face and later died after the attack involving more than a dozen dogs on Thursday,

Officers responded to reports of a dog attack near Perris Hill Park at about 5 p.m. Thursday, July 31, police told The Orange County Register. While officers assisted an injured woman, two dogs charged at them, the publication said. An officer shot one of the dogs, killing it, police said.