Queens baby girl dies after being bitten by family dog
A 6-week-old baby girl died in Queens early Tuesday after the family dog, a Pit Bull mix puppy, bit her, cops said.
The infant was sleeping between her mother and stepfather inside the family's apartment in NYCHA's Queensbridge North Houses when the couple woke up about 6:30 a.m. to the puppy biting the baby's face, cops were told.
The infant died at the scene on 12th St. near 41st Ave. in Long Island City.
The city's Animal Care Centers of NYC were called in to take the puppy, as well as another dog in the apartment.
A large dog crate was seen outside the apartment as cops closed off the crime scene.
No arrests have been made.
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