Toddler Mauled to Death by Pit Bulls

A Connecticut toddler died on Friday after being attacked by pit bulls in an apartment in West Haven, police said.

The 18-month-old child was laying on the floor in a bedroom of the third-floor apartment, when three pit bulls locked in another room escaped and attached the child.

The toddler was pronounced dead by doctors at a local hospital later that night.

All three dogs were euthanized, although t is unclear whether they were all involved in the attack.