FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ An 8-month-old girl was bitten by a family pit bull dog and died from her injuries Wednesday in Miramar, police said.
The baby was in the care of a grandmother during the attack, Miramar Police Officer Yessenia Diaz said outside a home on Kingston Drive.
Nearby, a distraught man was being comforted by two women.
The male pit bull was 3 or 4 years old and had been raised by the family since it was a puppy, Diaz said. Its sibling and mother, both pit bulls, were also in the home.
Early Wednesday afternoon, all three dogs had been removed from the property.
The bite happened about 11:30 a.m. while the baby was in a bouncy chair in a bedroom, Diaz said.
Landlord Alex Bernal said the family has rented the white house with brown trim for about 18 months.
"They are excellent tenants," Bernal said. He did not provide his tenants' names.
The parents of the baby asked for time to tell other relatives about her death, and police withheld their identities.
"They're a beautiful family," Bernal said. "They always pay on time. They are very nice."
Investigators from the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office and Broward County Animal Care & Adoption were at the scene.
Miramar firefighters were called to the address in response to a dog bite, but their help wasn't needed, Inspector Lt. Jose A. Gregorisch said.
