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Woman mauled to death by at least one dog in Miami Gardens, police say

Hallandale police say a man was fatally shot Monday night, Aug. 28, 2025.
Hallandale police say a man was fatally shot Monday night, Aug. 28, 2025. MH

A woman was found dead Monday morning in Miami Gardens after she was attacked by at least one dog, but possibly several dogs, police said.

The woman, who police described as “elderly,” was found unresposive and with mutliple dog bites by police officers around 7:40 a.m. in a lot at the 1400 block of Northwest 196th Terrace, said Miami Gardens police spokeswoman Officer Diana Delgado.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue paramedics declared the woman, who police have not identified, dead at the scene, Delgado said.

Police have not found the dog or dogs that attacked the woman, Delgado said, adding the incident remains under investigation.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published September 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM.

David Goodhue
Miami Herald
David Goodhue covers the Florida Keys and South Florida for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald. Before joining the Herald, he covered Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware. 
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