NEW ORLEANS - A 13-month-old died Tuesday morning after being attacked by a dog the previous night.

According to WWLTV, the child was bitten in the Gentilly area, on the 5500 block of Seminary Place. He was taken to a hospital Monday night following the attack but later died.

An SPCA employee attempted to subdue the dog later Monday evening when the dog also attacked them. A New Orleans Police Department officer shot the dog, killing it. 

The parish coroner's office will determine the child's official cause of death.