16-year-old mauled to death by pack of dogs while fishing in private pond

DALEVILLE, Ala. (WTVY/Gray News) - An Alabama teenager was killed late Thursday after he was attacked by a pack of dogs, according to authorities.

Dale County Coroner John Cawley said 16-year-old Gabriel Damien Barron was fishing in his private pond on his Daleville-area property when dogs described as pit bull mixes mauled the teen.

Authorities took the dogs into custody.

Barron’s body was sent to a state lab for forensic testing.

Daleville police and the Dale County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate.