A couple was seriously injured after being attacked by a pack of dogs Saturday morning at a park, police said.

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Officers had to fire on the dogs, described as Rottweilers, when they arrived around 8:30 a.m., the Dallas Morning News reported.

One of the dogs was fatally hit, another was injured and a third was captured, WFAA reported.

The couple was taken to a hospital in serious condition, the Morning News reported.

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Ja’Quon Stembridge, shown here in July at the Henry County Republican Party monthly meeting, recently stepped from his position with the Georgia GOP. (Jenni Girtman for the AJC)

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