Victim of dog attack named by coroner

A Shreveport woman attacked by two pit bull dogs late Thursday, February 27, 2020, has been named by the Caddo Parish Coroner's office.

Geraldine Hamlin, 64, of the 2900 block of Seventh Street, in north Shreveport, was mauled in the incident that occurred around 10 p.m. at her residence. She was taken to Ochsner LSU Health hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries at 6:59 a.m. Friday, February 28, 2020.

An autopsy was scheduled at Ochsner.