Rottweiler Killed Child In Carrollton

Carroll County authorities say a five-year-old girl was probably killed by a chained Rottweiler dog in a neighbor’s yard.

Tiffany Pauley who had Down Syndrome had been missing for a couple of hours when she was found.

"We're waiting for an investigative file and we're looking at the relevant statute concerning animals in situations like this," says Jeff Hunt with the Carrol County District Attorney's office. "We don't know what legal action can be taken until all that is completed."

The girl was dead in the backyard, lying close to a Rottweiler that was on a chain. The initial investigation indicates she had wandered up to the dog and was killed.