Now, police and the Hawaiian Humane Society officals must decide what to do with the dangerous animal.

Lily Campbell describes the events leading up to the horrifying moment, when her grandson, 2-month-old Iokepa Liptak was attacked by one of the family dogs.

"My daughter just went to the kitchen to get a glass of water," Campbell said. "The dog was behind her. When she turned around, the dog wasn't there. When she rushed to the room, the dog was on the bed."

The dog, that neighbors say was about 75 pounds, was on the bed with the sleeping infant. Police say it attacked, biting down on the baby.

"She wanted the dog to die right away," Campbell said about her daughter's reaction, "she wanted to kill the dog."

Neighbors were awakened by panicked screams, not from the baby, but from the mother.

Jennifer Archer lives right next door. She called 911.

"They are yelling, my baby, my baby!" Archer said. "I just heard a lot of commotion, running back and forth. I saw them bring the dog out and put it back in the kennel."

Emergency officials said three people were injured in the attack -- the baby, the baby's mother and another woman. The adults may have gotten hurt trying to pry the dog off the baby.

The mother and baby were taken to a nearby hospital where the baby later died.

Police alerted the Hawaiian Humane Society which came out, took the dog away, and put her in isolation.
They don't know what kind of dog it is, just that it's female and of mixed breed.

Neighbors say at least two other dogs live at the house. Liptak's grandmother says the dog that attacked has always been a good animal.

Police have classified this as an unattended death. The Humane Society says no one has claimed ownership of the dog yet. The dog will stay at the society until officials there and police figure out what to do next.

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