Police said they intervened to rescue the women

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Two women were hospitalized with serious injuries after being attacked by dogs in the Montgomery Village area of Gaithersburg, police said.

The Montgomery County Police Department said they respond to the report of an assault in the 18000 block of Singing Pine Circle around 8:50 p.m. on Saturday.

Investigators said two dogs attacked the two women inside the home. One woman was able to escape while the other was still inside being attacked when police arrived.

Police said they were trying to rescue the woman trapped inside and in the process, an officer shot both of the dogs. The two dogs died as a result.

The two women were transported to a hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries, according to a police report.

Officials are still investigating what led to the attack.