Sheriff's deputies in Bell County, Ky., said Lorraine Brock Saylor suffered severe injuries and was dead at the scene Sunday morning. Her husband Johnny Saylor found her in front of their house after he had been attacked by the two dogs.
The sheriff's department said Johnny Saylor was searching for his wife who often wakes up before him after he awoke Sunday. He stepped out onto the front porch, where the dogs attacked him and tried to pull him to the ground.
The dogs released him after his brother came out and shouted at the animals. Johnny Saylor retrieved a .22-caliber pistol from inside his house and went back outside, where he shot one of the dogs in the chest as it jumped at him. The dog ran from the scene.