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A woman was left dead and a man was injured Wednesday night after being attacked by several dogs in north St. Louis.

According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the incident occurred around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday night on the 5900 block of Theodore Avenue in the Walnut Park West neighborhood of north St. Louis, involving a husband and wife.

SLMPD spokesperson Mitch McCoy says officers were initially called to the scene for reports of shots fired but as authorities were in route, the call was updated to a call for help and that a woman was being attacked by multiple dogs in their backyard.

When officers arrived on the scene, they found the couple being bit by the dogs and the husband attempting to save his wife from the attack.

Police say officers used pepper spray on the dogs to stop them from attacking and immediately provided aid to the woman by applying tourniquets due to multiple severe bites. The woman was transported to a nearby hospital but was later pronounced dead, McCoy says. The man involved in the attacks suffered from non-life-threatening injuries.

According to McCoy, three dogs were seized at the scene. The investigation is still ongoing.