When officers arrived at the home they found the severely injured 62-year-old Gladys Anthony and an injured 73-year-old man surrounded by three dogs in their backyard before the dogs were placed into

According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, at around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday night, officers were dispatched 5900 block of Theodore Avenue with reports of a woman being attacked by multiple dogs in their backyard.

Three dogs surrounded a couple in their backyard and attacked them, leaving a 62-year-old woman with serious injuries that later killed her, Missouri police said.