(Marne, Iowa) – (Update 1:57-p.m.) A dog was shot and killed early this (Wednesday) afternoon in rural Cass County (IA), after a woman was attacked by a dog. The incident took place at 54148 Boston Road, northwest of Marne, at around 12:45-p.m. The woman was bleeding from multiple locations, according to dispatch reports.

Cass County Chief Deputy Sheriff John Westring tells KJAN the woman was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital (CCHS) for lacerations to her arms. Her name was not released. A second person suffered minor abrasions during the incident.  The dog – a pit bull-  was put down by a resident of the home.

Cass EMS, Marne and Atlantic Fire and Rescue were called to the scene.  Additional information was not immediately available.