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By (https://www.wtva.com/authors/zac-carlisle/) Zac Carlisle    Published: Oct. 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM EDT | Updated: 15 hours ago     Share     (https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.wtva.com)  Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google      SULLIGENT, Ala. (WTVA) — A dog attacked and killed a toddler in northwest Alabama.  The attack happened on Friday at approximately 10 a.m. at a home on Walnut Street in Sulligent, Lamar County Coroner Allen Chandler said.  Authorities pronounced the 3-year-old boy dead at the hospital. The coroner did not release the boy’s name.  Sulligent Police Chief Michael Franklin said the boy’s family owned the dog.    After the attack, the family surrendered the dog to police, who took the dog to a veterinarian in Russellville for euthanization.  Franklin said the health department ordered the euthanization and testing.   Copyright 2026 WTVA. All rights reserved.            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