Two adults were arrested in connection with the fatal mauling of a 2-year-old girl by a family dog in northeast Oklahoma City, authorities said, and multiple animals were removed from the home as the investigation continues. Coverage from Koco has highlighted this story.

According to reporting from KOCO, police and child-protection investigators responded late on Tuesday, Nov. 18, to a welfare call at a residence in the 1500 block of NE 26th Street. Police records show that officers arrived at about 11:30 p.m., and the Oklahoma City Police Department, together with the Crimes Against Children unit, processed the scene that night.

On arrival, officers found the child — later identified by investigators as 2-year-old Locklyn McGuire — in critical condition. In a stark description included in police records, an initial assessment at the scene noted that the baby was “not breathing and the baby was eaten by something.” Officials pronounced the child deceased at the scene, and investigators determined the fatal injuries were the result of a dog mauling. Reporting by Journalrecord offers additional detail on this case.

The family pet described in police accounts has been identified by investigators as the animal that mauled the child. Following the initial response and the on-scene processing by Crimes Against Children investigators, Oklahoma City Animal Welfare took custody of animals from the residence. Authorities reported that a total of seven animals were removed from the home, including four dogs, a pet rat and two pet lizards.

Local media outlets covered the developing case in the days that followed. Journal Record reported that three days after the welfare response — on Friday, Nov. 21 — two adults were arrested on complaints of second-degree murder. The Oklahoman also covered police actions and the subsequent removal of animals by animal welfare officials.

The sequence of events laid out in police reports establishes a concise timeline: a welfare call brought officers to the 1500 block of NE 26th Street on Nov. 18 at roughly 11:30 p.m.; the Oklahoma City Police Department and the Crimes Against Children unit processed the scene that night and identified the deceased child as Locklyn McGuire; Oklahoma City Animal Welfare later took custody of seven animals from the residence; and on Nov. 21, two adults were arrested on complaints of second-degree murder. As covered by Oklahoman, readers can explore more context around the event.

Officials have described the dog involved in the mauling as a family pet in police accounts. Beyond noting the type and number of animals removed, public records and the reporting agencies did not release additional identifying details about the animals or name the adults who were arrested.

The involvement of the Crimes Against Children department indicates the matter was handled with child-protection protocols alongside routine homicide investigation steps. Law enforcement processed the scene the night they were called, and investigators continued their work in the subsequent days, culminating in the filing of criminal complaints that led to the arrests.

Oklahoma City Animal Welfare’s assumption of custody of the animals is part of the investigative and public-safety response following an incident of this nature. The agency removed a mix of animals from the home — four dogs plus smaller pets, including a rat and two lizards — bringing the total to seven animals taken into custody, as listed in police records and media accounts.

Reporting on the case has been presented by several local outlets, each citing police records and statements from officials. KOCO’s initial report relayed the early, graphic description from officers at the scene. Journal Record noted the arrests made three days after the incident and the nature of the criminal complaints. The Oklahoman provided additional coverage of the law enforcement response and the animal custody actions taken after investigators processed the residence.

At this stage, the publicly available reports focus on the immediate investigative timeline, the identities disclosed by investigators (including the victim’s name, Locklyn McGuire), the description of the scene, and the custody of animals removed from the home. The two adults now face complaints of second-degree murder in connection with the fatal mauling, and they have been detained while authorities continue their work.

The case remains under investigation by the Oklahoma City Police Department and associated child-protection and animal-welfare agencies. Officials have not released further details about the arrested adults or additional forensic findings in the days following the arrests. Local outlets that have reported on the incident provide the primary publicly available account of the timeline, the law enforcement response and the animals taken into custody.

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Reporting by KOCO, Journal Record and The Oklahoman; police records and statements from the Oklahoma City Police Department and Oklahoma City Animal Welfare.

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Original reporting: view the original article.