Fatal dog attacks in the United States
Updated: 11/6/2025, 1:22:45 AM Wikipedia source
Fatal dog attacks in the United States cause the deaths of thirty to fifty people each year. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, there were 468 deaths in the United States from being bitten or struck by a dog between 2011 and 2021 inclusive. This is an average of 43 deaths annually, ranging from a low of 31 deaths in 2016 to a high of 81 deaths in 2021. Dogs killed more males than females during the tracked period. Children between the ages of one and four are the most frequent victims, accounting for 29.4% of the fatalities from dog attacks in 2022; those under the age of seventeen accounted for 56.7% of all fatalities that year. Around 4.5 million Americans are bitten by dogs every year, resulting in some 800,000 seeking medical treatment. Dogs not only cause both injury and death as a result of their bites, but may also transmit zoonotic infections such as rabies, which can also result in illness or death. It is estimated that 15% to 20% of dog bite wounds become infected, with occasional cases of meningitis and endocarditis leading to death.
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· List of fatalities from dog attacks › 19th century fatalities
October 29, 1864
October 29, 1864
Attack date
October 29, 1864
Victim
Henry Carey
Age
10
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Bloodhound (1)
City or county
Gloucester
State
New Jersey
Details
Carey was attacked by the dog and died soon afterward. Witnesses watched the attack before intervening, mistaking him for a dead animal. His smaller dog tried to defend him.
November 5, 1865
November 5, 1865
Attack date
November 5, 1865
Victim
Herman Miller
Age
7
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Newfoundland (1)
City or county
New York City
State
New York
Details
Miller was bitten on the face by his neighbor's dog. The wound was sewn up by the boy, who died from hydrophobia (rabies) some two weeks later. The dog was shot.
January 30, 1874
January 30, 1874
Attack date
January 30, 1874
Victim
Ada Clare
Age
39
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Poodle (1)
City or county
New York City
State
New York
Details
Clare, an actress, was nursing a pet dog and was bitten in the nose. The dog died soon after. Clare died of rabies (hydrophobia) on March 4, 1874.
March 19, 1877
March 19, 1877
Attack date
March 19, 1877
Victim
Miss Boote
Age
Child
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
English Bulldog (1)
City or county
Cincinnati
State
Ohio
Details
A little girl was feeding the dog when it attacked and started eating her. Neighbors tried to rescue the girl. Police shot the dog which then attacked them. Her mother was also injured in the attack.
September 5, 1882
September 5, 1882
Attack date
September 5, 1882
Victim
George R. Reeves
Age
56
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Unknown (1)
City or county
Reeves County
State
Texas
Details
Reeves was bitten by a dog and died of hydrophobia (rabies).
November 8, 1890
November 8, 1890
Attack date
November 8, 1890
Victim
August Cartwright
Age
Infant
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Newfoundland (1)
City or county
Lead City (near Rochford)
State
South Dakota
Details
A new family pet attacked and began eating the baby Cartwright who was briefly left alone with the dog by his mother. Cartwright's father killed the dog with his ax.
September 30, 1896
September 30, 1896
Attack date
September 30, 1896
Victim
Laura Barmann
Age
7
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
St. Bernard (1)
City or county
Maryville
State
Missouri
Details
A group of children were attacked by a dog. One girl and a baby died. The dog was killed.
| Attack date | Victim | Age | Gender | Dog type (number) | City or county | State | Details |
| October 29, 1864 | Henry Carey | 10 | Male | Bloodhound (1) | Gloucester | New Jersey | Carey was attacked by the dog and died soon afterward. Witnesses watched the attack before intervening, mistaking him for a dead animal. His smaller dog tried to defend him. |
| November 5, 1865 | Herman Miller | 7 | Male | Newfoundland (1) | New York City | New York | Miller was bitten on the face by his neighbor's dog. The wound was sewn up by the boy, who died from hydrophobia (rabies) some two weeks later. The dog was shot. |
| January 30, 1874 | Ada Clare | 39 | Female | Poodle (1) | New York City | New York | Clare, an actress, was nursing a pet dog and was bitten in the nose. The dog died soon after. Clare died of rabies (hydrophobia) on March 4, 1874. |
| March 19, 1877 | Miss Boote | Child | Female | English Bulldog (1) | Cincinnati | Ohio | A little girl was feeding the dog when it attacked and started eating her. Neighbors tried to rescue the girl. Police shot the dog which then attacked them. Her mother was also injured in the attack. |
| September 5, 1882 | George R. Reeves | 56 | Male | Unknown (1) | Reeves County | Texas | Reeves was bitten by a dog and died of hydrophobia (rabies). |
| November 8, 1890 | August Cartwright | Infant | Male | Newfoundland (1) | Lead City (near Rochford) | South Dakota | A new family pet attacked and began eating the baby Cartwright who was briefly left alone with the dog by his mother. Cartwright's father killed the dog with his ax. |
| September 30, 1896 | Laura Barmann | 7 | Female | St. Bernard (1) | Maryville | Missouri | A group of children were attacked by a dog. One girl and a baby died. The dog was killed. |
| Infant | Female |
· List of fatalities from dog attacks › 20th century fatalities
November 13, 1909
November 13, 1909
Attack date
November 13, 1909
Victim
John Eldice
Age
1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Bull terrier (1)
City or county
New York City
State
New York
Details
An eight-year-old girl and eighteen-month-old Eldice were left alone with the dog that attacked the boy. The two were supposed to be watched by their older siblings while their mother worked. Neighbors heard the girl's screams and the dog's barking. The police shot the dog several times before it died. Eldice died in the hospital.
November 13, 1912
November 13, 1912
Attack date
November 13, 1912
Victim
Florence Dietz
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Unknown (1)
City or county
Cleveland
State
Ohio
Details
A bride was bitten by a puppy given to her as a wedding gift by her husband. She died of hydrophobia (rabies), along with the puppy and another dog that it bit.
February 17, 1913
February 17, 1913
Attack date
February 17, 1913
Victim
Minot A. Steel
Age
46
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Unknown (1)
City or county
Portsmouth
State
Rhode Island
Details
Steel was attacked and killed by a dog which was still at large.
August 18, 1917
August 18, 1917
Attack date
August 18, 1917
Victim
Ralph Protta
Age
9
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Mongrel (2)
City or county
New York City
State
New York
Details
Protta climbed a fence and was dragged into a yard by two dogs. Police shot one dog, ending the attack. The boy died before arriving at the hospital.
July 28, 1923
July 28, 1923
Attack date
July 28, 1923
Victim
Joseph Gennatt Jr.
Age
9
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Great Dane (2)
City or county
Florham Park
State
New Jersey
Details
Two guard dogs attacked a boy who entered a picnic park, severing his jugular vein. Six men attempted to stop the attack with sticks and stones, but the boy bled to death. The police arrested the dog's owner who leased the park.
February 22, 1926
February 22, 1926
Attack date
February 22, 1926
Victim
Harry Griffin
Age
40 to 50
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Unknown (2)
City or county
Yonkers
State
New York
Details
Griffin, a one-arm mechanic, was found dead after a dog attack. Police found and killed the dogs, following tracks and blood in the snow.
July 31, 1944
July 31, 1944
Attack date
July 31, 1944
Victim
Carol Pardo
Age
6
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
German Shepherd (1)
City or county
Ephrata
State
Pennsylvania
Details
Pardo was attacked by a working dog on a farm where her family was vacationing. She died in the hospital.
February 7, 1947
February 7, 1947
Attack date
February 7, 1947
Victim
Walter Momer Jr.
Age
4
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
German Shepherd (1)
City or county
Philadelphia
State
Pennsylvania
Details
Momer was attacked and killed by a stray dog while sledding near his home. A neighbor shot the dog, which had attacked four children the prior day.
July 1, 1947
July 1, 1947
Attack date
July 1, 1947
Victim
Stanley Balaben
Age
11
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Bull Terrier
(pack)
City or county
The Bronx, New York City
State
New York
Details
Balaben was near a public bathing pool when he was attacked and killed by a dog pack that had escaped its enclosure. The dogs' owner was convicted of second-degree manslaughter.
June 1, 1955
June 1, 1955
Attack date
June 1, 1955
Victim
Winifred W. L. Bacon
Age
64
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Doberman pinscher (2)
City or county
Toms River
State
New Jersey
Details
A woman was found dead on the beach near her house, the victim of a dog attack. Her two pet dogs were near her body and one had her blood on its mouth.
May 23, 1959
May 23, 1959
Attack date
May 23, 1959
Victim
Mark D. Draper
Age
2
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Stray mixed breed dogs (6 to 8)
City or county
Hazelwood
State
Missouri
Details
Draper was playing near his home when he was attacked and killed by a pack of dogs. A neighbor found the boy's body, still being guarded by the dogs and was able to identify 5 of the 17 dogs rounded up by the police.
June 30, 1959
June 30, 1959
Attack date
June 30, 1959
Victim
Gary Harvey
Age
2
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Bird dog (1)
City or county
Elizabethtown
State
Indiana
Details
Harvey was playing with his grandparents' dog when it bit him in the throat, severing his jugular vein. A neighbor shot and killed the dog.
June 18, 1962
June 18, 1962
Attack date
June 18, 1962
Victim
Brett Alan Whitney
Age
2
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Siberian Husky (1)
City or county
Boulder
State
Colorado
Details
Whitney was killed in the backyard of his duplex by his neighbor's dog that was chained.
November 8, 1965
November 8, 1965
Attack date
November 8, 1965
Victim
Mrs. Ross Rasmussen
Age
60
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
German Shepherd (1)
City or county
Baraboo
State
Wisconsin
Details
Rasmussen was killed by her pet dog in her home. The prior month, she spent three weeks in the hospital recovering from an attack by the same dog. Her husband shot the dog.
December 17, 1967
December 17, 1967
Attack date
December 17, 1967
Victim
Eugene H. Goodman Jr.
Age
4
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
German Shepherd (4)
City or county
Madison Heights
State
Virginia
Details
A neighbor's dogs attacked and killed the Goodman brothers in their yard. Their father was injured in the attack. Police shot two dogs and impounded two others.
Kenneth Goodman
Kenneth Goodman
Attack date
Kenneth Goodman
Victim
3
Age
Male
December 23, 1967
December 23, 1967
Attack date
December 23, 1967
Victim
Darla Anne Harper
Age
4
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Great Dane (1)
City or county
Fairyland
State
Georgia
Details
Harper was playing outside when the family pet attacked her. She died on the way to the hospital.
March 2, 1969
March 2, 1969
Attack date
March 2, 1969
Victim
Susan Babiarz
Age
<1
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
German Shepherd (1)
City or county
Cheektowaga
State
New York
Details
The one-month-old Babiarz was bitten by the family dog while in her crib. She later died from shock.
April 11, 1969
April 11, 1969
Attack date
April 11, 1969
Victim
Margaret Marie Sanford
Age
<1
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Siberian Husky (1)
City or county
St. Johns
State
Michigan
Details
Seven-week-old Sanford was dragged from her crib and killed by the family pet. The dog was killed.
February 9, 1970
February 9, 1970
Attack date
February 9, 1970
Victim
Anthony Cliff
Age
1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
German Shepherd (1)
City or county
Brentwood
State
Missouri
Details
Eighteen-month-old Cliff was bitten while in his crib by the family pet. He later died in the hospital.
February 3, 1972
February 3, 1972
Attack date
February 3, 1972
Victim
Wilson Brite
Age
50
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
German Shepherd (2 or 3)
City or county
Charlottesville
State
Virginia
Details
Brite was attacked and killed by dogs when getting out of his car.
April 25, 1974
April 25, 1974
Attack date
April 25, 1974
Victim
Lawrence Calemno
Age
6
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
St. Bernard (1)
City or county
Islip
State
New York
Details
Calemno was bitten to death by the 106-pounds St. Bernard while playing in the owner's home. The dog was shot and killed by its owner.
August 1, 1975
August 1, 1975
Attack date
August 1, 1975
Victim
Michael Yount
Age
5
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Labrador x German Shepherd mix (7)
City or county
Reno
State
Nevada
Details
Yount went to play with a friend, who was not at home and was attacked by the friend's family dogs when he entered their yard. He later died at the hospital.
December 6, 1975
December 6, 1975
Attack date
December 6, 1975
Age
78
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Unknown (20 to 40)
City or county
Fayette
State
Mississippi
Details
A woman was getting ready to cook rabbits in her house when she was attacked and killed by her pet dogs.
April 15, 1977
April 15, 1977
Attack date
April 15, 1977
Victim
Matthew Weck
Age
5
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
St. Bernard (1)
City or county
Lemont
State
Illinois
Details
Weck tried to pet a neighbor's dog and was attacked. He was dead when he arrived at the hospital.
December 28, 1980
December 28, 1980
Attack date
December 28, 1980
Victim
Kevin Zook
Age
14
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Great Dane (3)
City or county
Akin
State
Illinois
Details
Zook's motorcycle ran out of gas. When he stopped at a neighbor's farmhouse for help, he was chased and killed by four dogs. The dogs' owner had them euthanized.
Great Dane x St. Bernard mix (1)
Great Dane x St. Bernard mix (1)
Attack date
Great Dane x St. Bernard mix (1)
November 20, 1979
November 20, 1979
Attack date
November 20, 1979
Victim
Hubert Russell
Age
6
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
German Shepherd (2)
City or county
Jersey City
State
New Jersey
Details
Two guard dogs were usually kept in an enclosed yard but escaped that day. Russell was bitten multiple times; the autopsy revealed that he had a severed jugular vein. Police shot the dogs.
January 23, 1981
January 23, 1981
Attack date
January 23, 1981
Victim
Mary Logan
Age
81
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Mixed breed (7)
City or county
Philadelphia
State
Pennsylvania
Details
Logan was attacked by her son's dogs that lived in the household for about 18 months.
March 3, 1984
March 3, 1984
Attack date
March 3, 1984
Victim
Rachel Hernandez
Age
4
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Siberian Husky (1)
City or county
Sioux Falls
State
South Dakota
Details
Hernandez was playing in her yard when she was attacked by her neighbor's dog that broke free from its rope. She was declared dead at the hospital. The dog was taken into custody.
June 13, 1987
June 13, 1987
Attack date
June 13, 1987
Victim
James Soto
Age
2
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1)
City or county
Santa Clara County, Morgan Hill
State
California
Details
The chained dog named Willy attacked Soto who wandered into its yard. His owner, Michael Barry, was the first dog owner to be charged with second-degree murder. In 1989, Barry was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Berry v. Superior Court and sentenced to prison for 3 years and 8 months. Soto's family was also awarded $3.5 million in a civil suit.
September 27, 1987
September 27, 1987
Attack date
September 27, 1987
Victim
Shannon Tucker
Age
2
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
German cattle dog or Rottweiler (1)
City or county
Columbus
State
Ohio
Details
Tucker was playing outside her apartment when she was attacked by her neighbor's dogs. She died at the hospital. The dogs were seized by animal control, and their owner was arrested under the Ohio vicious dog ordinance.
Pit bull (1)
Pit bull (1)
Attack date
Pit bull (1)
April 24, 1997
April 24, 1997
Attack date
April 24, 1997
Victim
Christopher Wilson
Age
11
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Rottweiler (3)
City or county
Milford
State
Kansas
Details
Wilson and his brother were waiting for the school bus when they were attacked by three dogs. His brother survived the attack by climbing a tree but Wilson was killed. The dogs were shot by law officers. The dogs' owner was arrested.
April 24, 1997
April 24, 1997
Attack date
April 24, 1997
Victim
Derrick Brandell
Age
4
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2 ?)
City or county
Lamar
State
Missouri
Details
As Brandell's parents cut the grass for a client, he was killed by the homeowner's dogs in their backyard. The sheriff destroyed the dogs.
December 4, 1999
December 4, 1999
Attack date
December 4, 1999
Victim
John Mickle
Age
45
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Fairfield County
State
South Carolina
Details
While taking a walk, Mickle was dragged and bitten over 1,000 times by two loose dogs. The dogs' owner was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
| Attack date | Victim | Age | Gender | Dog type (number) | City or county | State | Details |
| November 13, 1909 | John Eldice | 1 | Male | Bull terrier (1) | New York City | New York | An eight-year-old girl and eighteen-month-old Eldice were left alone with the dog that attacked the boy. The two were supposed to be watched by their older siblings while their mother worked. Neighbors heard the girl's screams and the dog's barking. The police shot the dog several times before it died. Eldice died in the hospital. |
| November 13, 1912 | Florence Dietz | Female | Unknown (1) | Cleveland | Ohio | A bride was bitten by a puppy given to her as a wedding gift by her husband. She died of hydrophobia (rabies), along with the puppy and another dog that it bit. | |
| February 17, 1913 | Minot A. Steel | 46 | Male | Unknown (1) | Portsmouth | Rhode Island | Steel was attacked and killed by a dog which was still at large. |
| August 18, 1917 | Ralph Protta | 9 | Male | Mongrel (2) | New York City | New York | Protta climbed a fence and was dragged into a yard by two dogs. Police shot one dog, ending the attack. The boy died before arriving at the hospital. |
| July 28, 1923 | Joseph Gennatt Jr. | 9 | Male | Great Dane (2) | Florham Park | New Jersey | Two guard dogs attacked a boy who entered a picnic park, severing his jugular vein. Six men attempted to stop the attack with sticks and stones, but the boy bled to death. The police arrested the dog's owner who leased the park. |
| February 22, 1926 | Harry Griffin | 40 to 50 | Male | Unknown (2) | Yonkers | New York | Griffin, a one-arm mechanic, was found dead after a dog attack. Police found and killed the dogs, following tracks and blood in the snow. |
| July 31, 1944 | Carol Pardo | 6 | Female | German Shepherd (1) | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | Pardo was attacked by a working dog on a farm where her family was vacationing. She died in the hospital. |
| February 7, 1947 | Walter Momer Jr. | 4 | Male | German Shepherd (1) | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Momer was attacked and killed by a stray dog while sledding near his home. A neighbor shot the dog, which had attacked four children the prior day. |
| July 1, 1947 | Stanley Balaben | 11 | Male | Bull Terrier (pack) | The Bronx, New York City | New York | Balaben was near a public bathing pool when he was attacked and killed by a dog pack that had escaped its enclosure. The dogs' owner was convicted of second-degree manslaughter. |
| June 1, 1955 | Winifred W. L. Bacon | 64 | Female | Doberman pinscher (2) | Toms River | New Jersey | A woman was found dead on the beach near her house, the victim of a dog attack. Her two pet dogs were near her body and one had her blood on its mouth. |
| May 23, 1959 | Mark D. Draper | 2 | Male | Stray mixed breed dogs (6 to 8) | Hazelwood | Missouri | Draper was playing near his home when he was attacked and killed by a pack of dogs. A neighbor found the boy's body, still being guarded by the dogs and was able to identify 5 of the 17 dogs rounded up by the police. |
| June 30, 1959 | Gary Harvey | 2 | Male | Bird dog (1) | Elizabethtown | Indiana | Harvey was playing with his grandparents' dog when it bit him in the throat, severing his jugular vein. A neighbor shot and killed the dog. |
| June 18, 1962 | Brett Alan Whitney | 2 | Male | Siberian Husky (1) | Boulder | Colorado | Whitney was killed in the backyard of his duplex by his neighbor's dog that was chained. |
| November 8, 1965 | Mrs. Ross Rasmussen | 60 | Female | German Shepherd (1) | Baraboo | Wisconsin | Rasmussen was killed by her pet dog in her home. The prior month, she spent three weeks in the hospital recovering from an attack by the same dog. Her husband shot the dog. |
| December 17, 1967 | Eugene H. Goodman Jr. | 4 | Male | German Shepherd (4) | Madison Heights | Virginia | A neighbor's dogs attacked and killed the Goodman brothers in their yard. Their father was injured in the attack. Police shot two dogs and impounded two others. |
| Kenneth Goodman | 3 | Male | |||||
| December 23, 1967 | Darla Anne Harper | 4 | Female | Great Dane (1) | Fairyland | Georgia | Harper was playing outside when the family pet attacked her. She died on the way to the hospital. |
| March 2, 1969 | Susan Babiarz | <1 | Female | German Shepherd (1) | Cheektowaga | New York | The one-month-old Babiarz was bitten by the family dog while in her crib. She later died from shock. |
| April 11, 1969 | Margaret Marie Sanford | <1 | Female | Siberian Husky (1) | St. Johns | Michigan | Seven-week-old Sanford was dragged from her crib and killed by the family pet. The dog was killed. |
| February 9, 1970 | Anthony Cliff | 1 | Male | German Shepherd (1) | Brentwood | Missouri | Eighteen-month-old Cliff was bitten while in his crib by the family pet. He later died in the hospital. |
| February 3, 1972 | Wilson Brite | 50 | Male | German Shepherd (2 or 3) | Charlottesville | Virginia | Brite was attacked and killed by dogs when getting out of his car. |
| April 25, 1974 | Lawrence Calemno | 6 | Male | St. Bernard (1) | Islip | New York | Calemno was bitten to death by the 106-pounds St. Bernard while playing in the owner's home. The dog was shot and killed by its owner. |
| August 1, 1975 | Michael Yount | 5 | Male | Labrador x German Shepherd mix (7) | Reno | Nevada | Yount went to play with a friend, who was not at home and was attacked by the friend's family dogs when he entered their yard. He later died at the hospital. |
| December 6, 1975 | 78 | Female | Unknown (20 to 40) | Fayette | Mississippi | A woman was getting ready to cook rabbits in her house when she was attacked and killed by her pet dogs. | |
| April 15, 1977 | Matthew Weck | 5 | Male | St. Bernard (1) | Lemont | Illinois | Weck tried to pet a neighbor's dog and was attacked. He was dead when he arrived at the hospital. |
| December 28, 1980 | Kevin Zook | 14 | Male | Great Dane (3) | Akin | Illinois | Zook's motorcycle ran out of gas. When he stopped at a neighbor's farmhouse for help, he was chased and killed by four dogs. The dogs' owner had them euthanized. |
| Great Dane x St. Bernard mix (1) | |||||||
| November 20, 1979 | Hubert Russell | 6 | Male | German Shepherd (2) | Jersey City | New Jersey | Two guard dogs were usually kept in an enclosed yard but escaped that day. Russell was bitten multiple times; the autopsy revealed that he had a severed jugular vein. Police shot the dogs. |
| January 23, 1981 | Mary Logan | 81 | Female | Mixed breed (7) | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Logan was attacked by her son's dogs that lived in the household for about 18 months. |
| March 3, 1984 | Rachel Hernandez | 4 | Female | Siberian Husky (1) | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Hernandez was playing in her yard when she was attacked by her neighbor's dog that broke free from its rope. She was declared dead at the hospital. The dog was taken into custody. |
| June 13, 1987 | James Soto | 2 | Male | Pit bull (1) | Santa Clara County, Morgan Hill | California | The chained dog named Willy attacked Soto who wandered into its yard. His owner, Michael Barry, was the first dog owner to be charged with second-degree murder. In 1989, Barry was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Berry v. Superior Court and sentenced to prison for 3 years and 8 months. Soto's family was also awarded $3.5 million in a civil suit. |
| September 27, 1987 | Shannon Tucker | 2 | Female | German cattle dog or Rottweiler (1) | Columbus | Ohio | Tucker was playing outside her apartment when she was attacked by her neighbor's dogs. She died at the hospital. The dogs were seized by animal control, and their owner was arrested under the Ohio vicious dog ordinance. |
| Pit bull (1) | |||||||
| April 24, 1997 | Christopher Wilson | 11 | Male | Rottweiler (3) | Milford | Kansas | Wilson and his brother were waiting for the school bus when they were attacked by three dogs. His brother survived the attack by climbing a tree but Wilson was killed. The dogs were shot by law officers. The dogs' owner was arrested. |
| April 24, 1997 | Derrick Brandell | 4 | Male | Pit bull (2 ?) | Lamar | Missouri | As Brandell's parents cut the grass for a client, he was killed by the homeowner's dogs in their backyard. The sheriff destroyed the dogs. |
| December 4, 1999 | John Mickle | 45 | Male | Pit bull (2) | Fairfield County | South Carolina | While taking a walk, Mickle was dragged and bitten over 1,000 times by two loose dogs. The dogs' owner was charged with involuntary manslaughter. |
· List of fatalities from dog attacks › 21st century fatalities › 2000s
April 29, 2000
April 29, 2000
Attack date
April 29, 2000
Victim
Cash Carson
Age
10
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull mix (2)
City or county
San Bernardino County
State
California
Details
Carson and a friend were walking on a neighbor's dirt road when he was attacked by two dogs whose gate had been left open. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
January 26, 2001
January 26, 2001
Attack date
January 26, 2001
Victim
Diane Whipple
Age
33
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Presa Canario (2)
City or county
San Francisco
State
California
Details
Whipple was attacked in the hallway by two dogs under care and control of her neighbors while entering her apartment. Her neighbor was walking the dogs. She died at the hospital. The neighbor was convicted of second-degree murder.
March 5, 2001
March 5, 2001
Attack date
March 5, 2001
Victim
Rodney McAllister
Age
10
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pack of dogs
City or county
St-Louis
State
Missouri
Details
McAllister went to a nearby neighborhood park to play basketball and was attacked by a pack of dogs. Several of the dogs were claimed by owners after they were seized. Multiple residents had complained about the pack of dogs prior to the attack.
February 14, 2002
February 14, 2002
Attack date
February 14, 2002
Victim
Alicia Clark
Age
10
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Rottweilers (6)
City or county
Elroy
State
Wisconsin
Details
Clark was visiting a schoolmate's home when she was attacked by dogs owned by a 24-year-old man living in the home. The dogs had no history of violence, but a charge of homicide for negligent control of vicious animals was still expected to be filed.
September 7, 2003
September 7, 2003
Attack date
September 7, 2003
Victim
Valerie DeSwart
Age
67
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Doberman pinscher (1)
City or county
Medford
State
New Jersey
Details
DeSwart was found dead in her home by her boyfriend ten days after adopting a dog. The dog was nearby, spattered in blood. The dog bit its previous owner, who had paid for it to be euthanized by the shelter. Law enforcement investigated the nonprofit shelter.
March 8, 2005
March 8, 2005
Attack date
March 8, 2005
Victim
Dorothy Sullivan
Age
82
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (3)
City or county
Partlow
State
Virginia
Details
Sullivan was walking her Shih Tzu dog when she was attacked and killed by her neighbor's dogs which were running free. There were several prior complaints about the dogs. Their owner was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the first case of its kind in Virginia.
April 11, 2005
April 11, 2005
Attack date
April 11, 2005
Victim
Robert Schafer
Age
4
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Rottweiler x German Shepherd mix (1)
City or county
Orange County
State
Virginia
Details
The boy opened the gate to the pen when the family dog was chained. The dog broke the boy's neck. Animal control euthanized the dog.
May 5, 2005
May 5, 2005
Attack date
May 5, 2005
Victim
Julia Beck
Age
87
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Unknown (2)
City or county
Marion
State
Indiana
Details
Beck, who was confined to a wheelchair, was attacked by her daughter's pets. She died in the hospital two weeks later. Her daughter claimed strays had attacked her mother, which was later disproven. Her daughter and son-in-law pled guilty to criminal recklessness in association with Beck's death.
May 5, 2005
May 5, 2005
Attack date
May 5, 2005
Victim
Lorinze Reddings
Age
42
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
St. Louis
State
Missouri
Details
Reddings was found dead in his home, having been attacked by his two pet dogs.
June 3, 2005
June 3, 2005
Attack date
June 3, 2005
Victim
Nicholas Faibish
Age
12
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1 or 2)
City or county
San Francisco
State
California
Details
Faibish was home alone when a family pet killed him. His mother had separated the dogs from the boy before leaving the house. Neighbors called the police after hearing Faibish calls for help. One dog was shot by police and the other was taken into custody.
May 10, 2006
May 10, 2006
Attack date
May 10, 2006
Victim
Raymond Tomco
Age
78
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (3)
City or county
Lusby
State
Maryland
Details
Tomco was found dead in his home with bite wounds from dogs belonging to his daughter. In the past year, she was cited multiple times for unlicensed and unrestrained dogs. Animal control shot one dog and took the others into custody to be euthanized.
October 7, 2006
October 7, 2006
Attack date
October 7, 2006
Victim
Jeannine Fusco
Age
44
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1)
City or county
Norwood
State
New Jersey
Details
Fusco was dogsitting when she was attacked and killed by the dog. Her sister was also injured in the attack. The police shot the dog.
January 3, 2008
January 3, 2008
Attack date
January 3, 2008
Victim
Andrew Stein
Age
<1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Doberman Pinscher (1)
City or county
Brooklyn
State
New York
Details
The 8-month-old infant was attacked and killed by the family's dog at home while being cared for by his grandmother. Andrew was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Several neighbors claimed that the dog was friendly.
January 11, 2009
January 11, 2009
Attack date
January 11, 2009
Victim
Alex Angulo
Age
4
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Rottweiler (1)
City or county
Chicago
State
Illinois
Details
Alex was fatally attacked by at least one of the family's two Rottweiler dogs in his backyard while his father was shoveling snow. The child was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Some neighbors claimed that the dogs sometimes acted aggressively. The dogs were euthanized.
January 20, 2009
January 20, 2009
Attack date
January 20, 2009
Victim
Olivia Rozek
Age
<1
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Siberian Husky (1)
City or county
Bourbonnais
State
Illinois
Details
Olivia was fatally attacked by the family's dog. The mother had laid Olivia in her bed next to her twin sister and then went into the kitchen. While the mother was in the kitchen, the dog attacked Olivia and dragged her by her head from the bedroom to the hallway. Olivia was airlifted to the hospital where she died due to the injuries. Olivia's twin sister was not harmed.
December 12, 2009
December 12, 2009
Attack date
December 12, 2009
Victim
Dallas Lee Walters
Age
1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Rottweiler (1)
City or county
New Port Richey
State
Florida
Details
The dog attacked the toddler when he reached to pick up a cookie he had dropped. The attack happened during a party at the toddler's aunt's home. Family members took Dallas to the hospital where he later died due to his injuries.
| Attack date | Victim | Age | Gender | Dog type (number) | City or county | State | Details |
| April 29, 2000 | Cash Carson | 10 | Male | Pit bull mix (2) | San Bernardino County | California | Carson and a friend were walking on a neighbor's dirt road when he was attacked by two dogs whose gate had been left open. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. |
| January 26, 2001 | Diane Whipple | 33 | Female | Presa Canario (2) | San Francisco | California | Whipple was attacked in the hallway by two dogs under care and control of her neighbors while entering her apartment. Her neighbor was walking the dogs. She died at the hospital. The neighbor was convicted of second-degree murder. |
| March 5, 2001 | Rodney McAllister | 10 | Male | Pack of dogs | St-Louis | Missouri | McAllister went to a nearby neighborhood park to play basketball and was attacked by a pack of dogs. Several of the dogs were claimed by owners after they were seized. Multiple residents had complained about the pack of dogs prior to the attack. |
| February 14, 2002 | Alicia Clark | 10 | Female | Rottweilers (6) | Elroy | Wisconsin | Clark was visiting a schoolmate's home when she was attacked by dogs owned by a 24-year-old man living in the home. The dogs had no history of violence, but a charge of homicide for negligent control of vicious animals was still expected to be filed. |
| September 7, 2003 | Valerie DeSwart | 67 | Female | Doberman pinscher (1) | Medford | New Jersey | DeSwart was found dead in her home by her boyfriend ten days after adopting a dog. The dog was nearby, spattered in blood. The dog bit its previous owner, who had paid for it to be euthanized by the shelter. Law enforcement investigated the nonprofit shelter. |
| March 8, 2005 | Dorothy Sullivan | 82 | Female | Pit bull (3) | Partlow | Virginia | Sullivan was walking her Shih Tzu dog when she was attacked and killed by her neighbor's dogs which were running free. There were several prior complaints about the dogs. Their owner was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the first case of its kind in Virginia. |
| April 11, 2005 | Robert Schafer | 4 | Male | Rottweiler x German Shepherd mix (1) | Orange County | Virginia | The boy opened the gate to the pen when the family dog was chained. The dog broke the boy's neck. Animal control euthanized the dog. |
| May 5, 2005 | Julia Beck | 87 | Female | Unknown (2) | Marion | Indiana | Beck, who was confined to a wheelchair, was attacked by her daughter's pets. She died in the hospital two weeks later. Her daughter claimed strays had attacked her mother, which was later disproven. Her daughter and son-in-law pled guilty to criminal recklessness in association with Beck's death. |
| May 5, 2005 | Lorinze Reddings | 42 | Male | Pit bull (2) | St. Louis | Missouri | Reddings was found dead in his home, having been attacked by his two pet dogs. |
| June 3, 2005 | Nicholas Faibish | 12 | Male | Pit bull (1 or 2) | San Francisco | California | Faibish was home alone when a family pet killed him. His mother had separated the dogs from the boy before leaving the house. Neighbors called the police after hearing Faibish calls for help. One dog was shot by police and the other was taken into custody. |
| May 10, 2006 | Raymond Tomco | 78 | Male | Pit bull (3) | Lusby | Maryland | Tomco was found dead in his home with bite wounds from dogs belonging to his daughter. In the past year, she was cited multiple times for unlicensed and unrestrained dogs. Animal control shot one dog and took the others into custody to be euthanized. |
| October 7, 2006 | Jeannine Fusco | 44 | Female | Pit bull (1) | Norwood | New Jersey | Fusco was dogsitting when she was attacked and killed by the dog. Her sister was also injured in the attack. The police shot the dog. |
| January 3, 2008 | Andrew Stein | <1 | Male | Doberman Pinscher (1) | Brooklyn | New York | The 8-month-old infant was attacked and killed by the family's dog at home while being cared for by his grandmother. Andrew was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Several neighbors claimed that the dog was friendly. |
| January 11, 2009 | Alex Angulo | 4 | Male | Rottweiler (1) | Chicago | Illinois | Alex was fatally attacked by at least one of the family's two Rottweiler dogs in his backyard while his father was shoveling snow. The child was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Some neighbors claimed that the dogs sometimes acted aggressively. The dogs were euthanized. |
| January 20, 2009 | Olivia Rozek | <1 | Female | Siberian Husky (1) | Bourbonnais | Illinois | Olivia was fatally attacked by the family's dog. The mother had laid Olivia in her bed next to her twin sister and then went into the kitchen. While the mother was in the kitchen, the dog attacked Olivia and dragged her by her head from the bedroom to the hallway. Olivia was airlifted to the hospital where she died due to the injuries. Olivia's twin sister was not harmed. |
| December 12, 2009 | Dallas Lee Walters | 1 | Male | Rottweiler (1) | New Port Richey | Florida | The dog attacked the toddler when he reached to pick up a cookie he had dropped. The attack happened during a party at the toddler's aunt's home. Family members took Dallas to the hospital where he later died due to his injuries. |
· List of fatalities from dog attacks › 21st century fatalities › 2010s
February 28, 2010
February 28, 2010
Attack date
February 28, 2010
Victim
Ashlynn Anderson
Age
4
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Rottweiler (1)
City or county
Astoria
State
Oregon
Details
Anderson was attacked by one of her family's dogs. She was flown to the hospital but died due to blood loss while in transport. A few months before the fatal incident, a deputy had responded to a call and removed another aggressive dog that had bitten a family member. The dog was euthanized.
April 25, 2011
April 25, 2011
Attack date
April 25, 2011
Victim
Margaret Salcedo
Age
48
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1),
Pit bull mix (3)
City or county
Sierra County, Truth or Consequences
State
New Mexico
Details
Salcedo was attacked while taking a walk and died a few hours later.
November 12, 2012
November 12, 2012
Attack date
November 12, 2012
Victim
Dawn Brown
Age
44
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Mastiff or
Bullmastiff (1)
City or county
Big Rock
State
Illinois
Details
A recently adopted dog attacked Brown in her home. Her husband found her dead. They got the dog from a relative who did not want the dog around a newborn baby. The dog was brought to animal control and was euthanized.
April 2, 2013
April 2, 2013
Attack date
April 2, 2013
Victim
Tyler Jett
Age
7
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog (1)
City or county
Panama City
State
Florida
Details
Jett was riding his bicycle when attacked by the dogs. He died a week later in the hospital. The dog owner was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to ten years in prison.
Bulldog (1)
Bulldog (1)
Attack date
Bulldog (1)
May 8, 2013
May 8, 2013
Attack date
May 8, 2013
Victim
Carlton Freeman
Age
80
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Unknown (4)
City or county
Harleyville
State
South Carolina
Details
Freeman was attacked by several dogs that pulled him out of his motorized wheelchair.
May 9, 2013
May 9, 2013
Attack date
May 9, 2013
Victim
Pamela Maria Devitt
Age
63
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (4)
City or county
Littlerock
State
California
Details
Devitt was out for a morning walk when she was attacked by dogs. Her DNA was found on four dogs, that had previously attacked others. The dogs' owner was convicted of second-degree murder.
December 7, 2013
December 7, 2013
Attack date
December 7, 2013
Victim
Jah'niyah White
Age
2
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Chicago
State
Illinois
Details
White died after being attacked by two dogs. She was with her grandfather when the incident occurred.
July 20, 2014
July 20, 2014
Attack date
July 20, 2014
Victim
Johnathan Quarles
Age
<1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
American Staffordshire Terrier (1)
City or county
Dayton
State
Ohio
Details
Quarles was visiting his step-grandmother when he was attacked. The dog attacked and injured another dog a month before. Animal control removed the dog.
June 28, 2015
June 28, 2015
Attack date
June 28, 2015
Victim
Jordan Collins-Tyson
Age
3
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1)
City or county
Lawton
State
Oklahoma
Details
The babysitter found the injured boy and called for help. The arriving police officers shot the dog. The dog bit the boy in the neck
December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015
Attack date
December 15, 2015
Victim
Carter Evan Hartle
Age
<1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull x Shar Pei
City or county
Oneida County
State
New York
Details
The 11-month-old child was attacked by the 2-year-old family dog while playing in his home with his siblings. The dog was euthanized.
January 3, 2016
January 3, 2016
Attack date
January 3, 2016
Victim
Tyler Trammell-Huston
Age
9
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (3)
City or county
Linda
State
California
Details
Trammell-Huston was alone with his half-sister's dogs when he was attacked and killed.
January 17, 2017
January 17, 2017
Attack date
January 17, 2017
Victim
Skylar Dean Julius
Age
<1
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
German Shepherd (1)
City or county
San Marcos
State
Texas
Details
The family dog killed two-month-old Julius who was in her infant bouncer while her father was sleeping. Julius was taken to the hospital where she was declared dead.
January 17, 2017
January 17, 2017
Attack date
January 17, 2017
Victim
Logan Braatz
Age
6
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull mix (2)
City or county
Atlanta
State
Georgia
Details
Braatz was attacked while walking to his bus stop. He later died at the hospital. A second child was seriously injured but survived after spending weeks in the hospital. The dogs' owner was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
March 23, 2017
March 23, 2017
Attack date
March 23, 2017
Age
<1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull type (1)
City or county
Lusby
State
Maryland
Details
The family's pet attacked the eight-month-old boy, while he was being watched by a family friend. Police shot the dog to stop the attack but the boy was already dead.
October 21, 2017
October 21, 2017
Attack date
October 21, 2017
Victim
Javien Candelario
Age
7
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Lowell
State
Massachusetts
Details
The 7-year-old child was attacked and killed by 2 dogs.
December 14, 2017
December 14, 2017
Attack date
December 14, 2017
Victim
Bethany Stephens
Age
22
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Glen Allen
State
Virginia
Details
Stephens, who had been walking her two dogs, was reported missing. The next day, she was found dead, with the dogs guarding and eating her body. Police said it appeared she had been mauled to death by the dogs. The dogs were euthanized.
December 7, 2017
December 7, 2017
Attack date
December 7, 2017
Victim
Emily Mae Colvin
Age
24
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (4–5)
City or county
Jackson County
State
Alabama
Details
Colvin was attacked and killed in front of her home. Her death led to the creation of "Emily's Law".
January 9, 2018
January 9, 2018
Attack date
January 9, 2018
Victim
Laura Williams Ray
Age
53
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1)
City or county
West Monroe
State
Louisiana
Details
Ray was killed by a pit bull owned by her kennel client. Animal control euthanized the dog.
March 7, 2018
March 7, 2018
Attack date
March 7, 2018
Age
<1
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Wolfdog hybrid (1)
City or county
Lee County
State
Virginia
Details
The family pet attacked an eight-day-old who was in a bassinet. She died at the hospital. The dog was euthanized.
March 25, 2018
March 25, 2018
Attack date
March 25, 2018
Victim
Hong Saengsamly
Age
49
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1–2)
City or county
Milwaukee
State
Wisconsin
Details
Saengsamly was attacked in her house by her pet dog. Her son found her dead, with the dog guarding her body. He shot the dog.
May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018
Attack date
May 10, 2018
Victim
Tracy Garcia
Age
52
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Mix breed (7)
City or county
Ardmore
State
Oklahoma
Details
Garcia was attacked by her neighbor's dogs while walking near her home. She later died in the hospital. Police shot one dog and the rest were euthanized.
May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018
Attack date
May 30, 2018
Age
<1
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1)
City or county
Miramar
State
Florida
Details
An eight-month-old girl in a bouncy chair was attacked by the family pet while in the care of her grandmother. Fire and rescue declared her dead at the scene.
July 8, 2018
July 8, 2018
Attack date
July 8, 2018
Victim
Joseph Pettaway
Age
51
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Unknown (1)
City or county
Montgomery
State
Alabama
Details
Pettaway was attacked by a police dog, Niko, whose handler was responding to a burglary call. Pettaway had permission to stay at the house he was renovating. He died at the hospital.
December 15, 2018
December 15, 2018
Attack date
December 15, 2018
Victim
Angela Johnson
Age
54
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (3)
City or county
Anza
State
California
Details
Johnson was attacked in her yard by loose dogs. She was taken to hospital and died on February 9, 2019. All three dogs were euthanized.
February 26, 2019
February 26, 2019
Attack date
February 26, 2019
Victim
Bessie Jill Peterson
Age
88
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
German Shepherd (6)
City or county
Pall Mall
State
Tennessee
Details
Peterson was mauled after going to the back of her yard to clean a drainage ditch. She died at the hospital.
August 2019
August 2019
Attack date
August 2019
Victim
Emma Hernandez
Age
9
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (3)
City or county
Detroit
State
Michigan
Details
The 9-year-old was riding her bike near her home and was attacked by 3 dogs. The dogs' owner was charged with second-degree murder. There had been repeated complaints about these dogs, but officials never took action. Detroit City Council later amended their dangerous animal ordinance by adding "Emma's Clause", requiring animal control to investigate all complaints about dangerous animals including visiting the location and taking photographs.
| Attack date | Victim | Age | Gender | Dog type (number) | City or county | State | Details |
| February 28, 2010 | Ashlynn Anderson | 4 | Female | Rottweiler (1) | Astoria | Oregon | Anderson was attacked by one of her family's dogs. She was flown to the hospital but died due to blood loss while in transport. A few months before the fatal incident, a deputy had responded to a call and removed another aggressive dog that had bitten a family member. The dog was euthanized. |
| April 25, 2011 | Margaret Salcedo | 48 | Female | Pit bull (1), Pit bull mix (3) | Sierra County, Truth or Consequences | New Mexico | Salcedo was attacked while taking a walk and died a few hours later. |
| November 12, 2012 | Dawn Brown | 44 | Female | Mastiff or Bullmastiff (1) | Big Rock | Illinois | A recently adopted dog attacked Brown in her home. Her husband found her dead. They got the dog from a relative who did not want the dog around a newborn baby. The dog was brought to animal control and was euthanized. |
| April 2, 2013 | Tyler Jett | 7 | Male | Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog (1) | Panama City | Florida | Jett was riding his bicycle when attacked by the dogs. He died a week later in the hospital. The dog owner was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to ten years in prison. |
| Bulldog (1) | |||||||
| May 8, 2013 | Carlton Freeman | 80 | Male | Unknown (4) | Harleyville | South Carolina | Freeman was attacked by several dogs that pulled him out of his motorized wheelchair. |
| May 9, 2013 | Pamela Maria Devitt | 63 | Female | Pit bull (4) | Littlerock | California | Devitt was out for a morning walk when she was attacked by dogs. Her DNA was found on four dogs, that had previously attacked others. The dogs' owner was convicted of second-degree murder. |
| December 7, 2013 | Jah'niyah White | 2 | Female | Pit bull (2) | Chicago | Illinois | White died after being attacked by two dogs. She was with her grandfather when the incident occurred. |
| July 20, 2014 | Johnathan Quarles | <1 | Male | American Staffordshire Terrier (1) | Dayton | Ohio | Quarles was visiting his step-grandmother when he was attacked. The dog attacked and injured another dog a month before. Animal control removed the dog. |
| June 28, 2015 | Jordan Collins-Tyson | 3 | Male | Pit bull (1) | Lawton | Oklahoma | The babysitter found the injured boy and called for help. The arriving police officers shot the dog. The dog bit the boy in the neck |
| December 15, 2015 | Carter Evan Hartle | <1 | Male | Pit bull x Shar Pei | Oneida County | New York | The 11-month-old child was attacked by the 2-year-old family dog while playing in his home with his siblings. The dog was euthanized. |
| January 3, 2016 | Tyler Trammell-Huston | 9 | Male | Pit bull (3) | Linda | California | Trammell-Huston was alone with his half-sister's dogs when he was attacked and killed. |
| January 17, 2017 | Skylar Dean Julius | <1 | Female | German Shepherd (1) | San Marcos | Texas | The family dog killed two-month-old Julius who was in her infant bouncer while her father was sleeping. Julius was taken to the hospital where she was declared dead. |
| January 17, 2017 | Logan Braatz | 6 | Male | Pit bull mix (2) | Atlanta | Georgia | Braatz was attacked while walking to his bus stop. He later died at the hospital. A second child was seriously injured but survived after spending weeks in the hospital. The dogs' owner was charged with involuntary manslaughter. |
| March 23, 2017 | <1 | Male | Pit bull type (1) | Lusby | Maryland | The family's pet attacked the eight-month-old boy, while he was being watched by a family friend. Police shot the dog to stop the attack but the boy was already dead. | |
| October 21, 2017 | Javien Candelario | 7 | Male | Pit bull (2) | Lowell | Massachusetts | The 7-year-old child was attacked and killed by 2 dogs. |
| December 14, 2017 | Bethany Stephens | 22 | Female | Pit bull (2) | Glen Allen | Virginia | Stephens, who had been walking her two dogs, was reported missing. The next day, she was found dead, with the dogs guarding and eating her body. Police said it appeared she had been mauled to death by the dogs. The dogs were euthanized. |
| December 7, 2017 | Emily Mae Colvin | 24 | Female | Pit bull (4–5) | Jackson County | Alabama | Colvin was attacked and killed in front of her home. Her death led to the creation of "Emily's Law". |
| January 9, 2018 | Laura Williams Ray | 53 | Female | Pit bull (1) | West Monroe | Louisiana | Ray was killed by a pit bull owned by her kennel client. Animal control euthanized the dog. |
| March 7, 2018 | <1 | Female | Wolfdog hybrid (1) | Lee County | Virginia | The family pet attacked an eight-day-old who was in a bassinet. She died at the hospital. The dog was euthanized. | |
| March 25, 2018 | Hong Saengsamly | 49 | Female | Pit bull (1–2) | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Saengsamly was attacked in her house by her pet dog. Her son found her dead, with the dog guarding her body. He shot the dog. |
| May 10, 2018 | Tracy Garcia | 52 | Female | Mix breed (7) | Ardmore | Oklahoma | Garcia was attacked by her neighbor's dogs while walking near her home. She later died in the hospital. Police shot one dog and the rest were euthanized. |
| May 30, 2018 | <1 | Female | Pit bull (1) | Miramar | Florida | An eight-month-old girl in a bouncy chair was attacked by the family pet while in the care of her grandmother. Fire and rescue declared her dead at the scene. | |
| July 8, 2018 | Joseph Pettaway | 51 | Male | Unknown (1) | Montgomery | Alabama | Pettaway was attacked by a police dog, Niko, whose handler was responding to a burglary call. Pettaway had permission to stay at the house he was renovating. He died at the hospital. |
| December 15, 2018 | Angela Johnson | 54 | Female | Pit bull (3) | Anza | California | Johnson was attacked in her yard by loose dogs. She was taken to hospital and died on February 9, 2019. All three dogs were euthanized. |
| February 26, 2019 | Bessie Jill Peterson | 88 | Female | German Shepherd (6) | Pall Mall | Tennessee | Peterson was mauled after going to the back of her yard to clean a drainage ditch. She died at the hospital. |
| August 2019 | Emma Hernandez | 9 | Female | Pit bull (3) | Detroit | Michigan | The 9-year-old was riding her bike near her home and was attacked by 3 dogs. The dogs' owner was charged with second-degree murder. There had been repeated complaints about these dogs, but officials never took action. Detroit City Council later amended their dangerous animal ordinance by adding "Emma's Clause", requiring animal control to investigate all complaints about dangerous animals including visiting the location and taking photographs. |
· List of fatalities from dog attacks › 21st century fatalities › 2020s
January 8, 2020
January 8, 2020
Attack date
January 8, 2020
Victim
Kay Torres
Age
52
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Unknown (pack)
City or county
Taos County,Taos Pueblo
State
New Mexico
Details
Torres was found surrounded by several dogs with bite marks to her arms and legs. The autopsy ruled out homicide.
January 10, 2020
January 10, 2020
Attack date
January 10, 2020
Victim
Donald W. Abner
Age
55
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1)
City or county
Rockcastle County
State
Kentucky
Details
The dog's owner set the former fighting dog named Denali on the man. The police officers had to shoot the dog to help the man. The dog owner was charged with murder. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
May 9, 2020
May 9, 2020
Attack date
May 9, 2020
Victim
Lisa Urso
Age
52
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
French Bulldog mix (1)
City or county
Fox Lake
State
Illinois
Details
Urso was found unresponsive on her patio after being attacked by the family dog. The dog had been involved in two previous bite incidents.
June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020
Attack date
June 11, 2020
Age
<1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Belgian Malinois (1)
City or county
Hartford
State
South Dakota
Details
The family dog bit an infant multiple times. The baby died at the hospital the same day. The dog was taken by the local humane society.
October 19, 2020
October 19, 2020
Attack date
October 19, 2020
Victim
Ruthie Mae Brown
Age
36
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (7 to 8)
City or county
Nauvoo
State
Alabama
Details
Brown was killed by a dog pack while walking. A witness said Brown was attacked by seven or eight dogs. Two of the animals were turned in by their owner; three others were captured.
October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020
Attack date
October 26, 2020
Age
<1
Dog type (number)
German Shepherd mix (1)
City or county
Hampton
State
Virginia
Details
A dog killed an infant as it slept next to the parent's bed. The baby's father awoke during the attack, saw the injuries to the child, and immediately killed the dog.
December 17, 2020
December 17, 2020
Attack date
December 17, 2020
Victim
Erick J. Quinn
Age
46
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1)
City or county
Joliet
State
Illinois
Details
Quinn was killed when he tried to calm a dog, which had become agitated when two women in the home Quinn was visiting began arguing.
January 20, 2021
January 20, 2021
Attack date
January 20, 2021
Victim
Cameron Hatfield
Age
6
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1)
City or county
Brunson
State
South Carolina
Details
Hatfield was killed at home by the dog, which was later euthanized by animal control authorities.
March 16, 2021
March 16, 2021
Attack date
March 16, 2021
Victim
Aziz Ahmed
Age
3
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Carteret
State
New Jersey
Details
Ahmed and his mother were in their fenced-in backyard when the two dogs dug under. He was taken to the hospital by helicopter and died. His mother was hospitalized with injuries. The dogs were shot by police who responded to the incident.
April 30, 2021
April 30, 2021
Attack date
April 30, 2021
Victim
Elayah Brown
Age
4
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Mixed breed (1)
City or county
Fort Worth
State
Texas
Details
Brown was attacked by the family pet and later died at the hospital. Animal control euthanized the dog.
April 27, 2021
April 27, 2021
Attack date
April 27, 2021
Victim
Jayden Henderson
Age
7
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Garner
State
North Carolina
Details
Henderson and her mother, were pet sitting a neighbor's dogs when they were attacked. She later died in the hospital. The owners fought to keep the dogs, which were euthanized under a judge's order. A local ordinance was passed requiring the euthanization of dogs that kill a person.
June 10, 2021
June 10, 2021
Attack date
June 10, 2021
Victim
Unknown
Age
3
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Union County, Elizabeth
State
New Jersey
Details
The child fell out of a window and was attacked and killed by the family's dogs.
June 13, 2021
June 13, 2021
Attack date
June 13, 2021
Victim
Shamar Sherif Jackson
Age
7
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Unknown (2 to 5)
City or county
Marion
State
South Carolina
Details
Jackson and his brother were looking for their chihuahua when they were attacked by a dog pack. His brother escaped but Jackson was killed. Five dogs were taken into custody and their owner was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
October 20, 2021
October 20, 2021
Attack date
October 20, 2021
Victim
James McNeelis
Age
7
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Sheltland Sheepdog x Corgie mix (1)
City or county
Kiefer
State
Oklahoma
Details
McNeelis was reported missing but was later found dead on his family's property. The police investigation revealed that he was killed by the family dog. The dog was adopted from the shelter three weeks earlier.
December 12, 2021
December 12, 2021
Attack date
December 12, 2021
Victim
Duke Little Whirlwind
Age
58
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Unknown (pack)
City or county
Northern Cheyenne Reservation
State
Montana
Details
Whirlwind was found dead on a road near his home, the victim of a dog attack.
December 30, 2021
December 30, 2021
Attack date
December 30, 2021
Age
34
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
American Bully (1)
City or county
Chicago
State
Illinois
Details
The victim was found by police in the living room of his home with visible bite marks. An autopsy determined the man died of multiple injuries from a dog mauling.
January 27, 2022
January 27, 2022
Attack date
January 27, 2022
Victim
Saad Al-Anazi
Age
59
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
German Shepherd (2)
City or county
Las Cruces
State
New Mexico
Details
Al-Anazi was attacked outside his house by his neighbor's dogs. He died the next day in the hospital. Animal control took two of the dogs into custody.
January 29, 2022
January 29, 2022
Attack date
January 29, 2022
Victim
Olivia Grace Floyd
Age
7
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Rottweiler (1)
City or county
Waynesboro
State
Virginia
Details
Floyd was attacked by her grandparents' dog and died at the hospital. An adult woman was also injured. The grandparents were charged with involuntary manslaughter and her parents were charged with child neglect but the charges were dropped.
February 17, 2022
February 17, 2022
Attack date
February 17, 2022
Victim
Pam Robb
Age
71
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Bully mix (1)
City or county
Fort Lauderdale
State
Florida
Details
Robb was volunteering at an animal shelter and was working with a dog when it attacked, pulling her to the ground. Another woman attempted to intervene and suffered minor injuries. Robb was taken to a hospital and later died. The dog was euthanized.
March 22, 2022
March 22, 2022
Attack date
March 22, 2022
Victim
Serenity Garnett
Age
<1
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
American Bulldog x Great Pyrenees mix (1)
City or county
Martinez
State
Georgia
Details
The seven-month-old Garnett was attacked by the dog while being watched by her great-grandmother, who was renting a room from the dog's owners. The girl died at the hospital, where the great-grandmother was treated for injuries she received while trying to rescue the girl. The great-grandmother, who was watching the dog for its owners, was charged with second-degree murder.
May 14, 2022
May 14, 2022
Attack date
May 14, 2022
Victim
Scottie Brigman
Age
36
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (4)
City or county
Chesterfield County
State
South Carolina
Details
Police found Brigman dead in the road, surrounded by four dogs. His body was covered in dog bites.
May 22, 2022
May 22, 2022
Attack date
May 22, 2022
Victim
Ronda Persall
Age
57
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Labrador Retriever mix (2)
City or county
Cullman County
State
Alabama
Details
Persall was attacked and killed by two dogs that had escaped from the neighbor's fenced backyard. The neighbor went outside when he heard commotion and found Persall who was still alive and lying next to a car. The neighbor took Persall to the hospital where she died.
May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022
Attack date
May 31, 2022
Victim
Richard Barry
Age
59
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
English Bulldog (5)
City or county
Selma
State
California
Details
Barry was out for a walk when he was attacked and killed by five dogs that had escaped from a nearby house. Two family members witnessed the attack but were not able to save Barry. Animal Control captured the dogs.
June 3, 2022
June 3, 2022
Attack date
June 3, 2022
Victim
Debbie Boyd
Age
70
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Rottweiler (1)
City or county
Sevier County
State
Tennessee
Details
Boyd was attacked and killed by at least one of her two dogs. She was found dead in her home. A small child who was also in the home was not injured.
June 9, 2022
June 9, 2022
Attack date
June 9, 2022
Victim
Nicolas Vasquez
Age
51
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull terrier mix (3)
City or county
Harris County
State
Texas
Details
Vasquez was walking when he was attacked and partially eaten by a neighbor's dogs. His legs were amputated at the hospital where he died ten days later. The dogs, who had attacked Vasquez previously, were taken into custody by animal control.
July 7, 2022
July 7, 2022
Attack date
July 7, 2022
Victim
Trena Peed
Age
46
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Greensboro
State
North Carolina
Details
Peed was dog sitting two dogs at her home. She was attacked while letting them into the yard. The attack was heard and witnessed by neighbors. Police shot one of the dogs and took possession of both dogs.
July 9, 2022
July 9, 2022
Attack date
July 9, 2022
Victim
Lea Freeman
Age
4
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (3)
City or county
Dallas
State
Texas
Details
She was killed while her mother left the residence to buy drinks. A woman was supposed to watch her. The grandmother told authorities that the girl was afraid of the dogs and that she was afraid for the girl's safety. Dallas Animal Services seized and euthanized 3 dogs.
July 11, 2022
July 11, 2022
Attack date
July 11, 2022
Victim
Apollo Duplantis
Age
1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Unknown (1)
City or county
Gentilly, New Orleans
State
Louisiana
Details
The thirteen-month-old boy was attacked by the family dog and died at the hospital. The dog also attacked an officer and was shot at the scene.
July 28, 2022
July 28, 2022
Attack date
July 28, 2022
Victim
Marina Gabunia Verriest
Age
70
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1)
City or county
Long Island, Nassau County, Albertson
State
New York
Details
The 70-year-old was attacked and killed in her yard by a 7-year-old dog that had lived with the family all its life. She was found dead by her husband. A responding police officer was subsequently taken to the hospital due to the traumatic scene he was confronted with. The dog was shot dead by police.
August 15, 2022
August 15, 2022
Attack date
August 15, 2022
Victim
Mindy Kiepe
Age
43
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Great Dane (5)
City or county
Rossie
State
Iowa
Details
Kiepe was attacked and killed by her dogs. Her body was discovered in a ditch a short distance from her farm. All five dogs were euthanized.
August 21, 2022
August 21, 2022
Attack date
August 21, 2022
Victim
Pamela Jane Rock
Age
61
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (5)
City or county
Putnam County
State
Florida
Details
Five dogs escaped from their yard and attacked Rock, a postal worker whose vehicle had broken down. She died the next day at a trauma center. One of her arms was amputated before she died. The dogs had a history of aggressive behavior and breaking free. The dogs were euthanized.
August 26, 2022
August 26, 2022
Attack date
August 26, 2022
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Unknown
City or county
Channelview
State
Texas
Details
A man who had been riding a bicycle was found dead on the road with multiple dog bites. Authorities said the area had many stray dogs.
October 5, 2022
October 5, 2022
Attack date
October 5, 2022
Victim
Hollace Dean Bennard
Age
<1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Shelby County
State
Tennessee
Details
Two family pets attacked and killed the Bennard siblings. Their mother attempted to shield the children and suffered extensive injuries over her entire body and face but survived. Both dogs were euthanized.
Lilly Jane Bennard
Lilly Jane Bennard
Attack date
Lilly Jane Bennard
Victim
2
Age
Female
October 7, 2022
October 7, 2022
Attack date
October 7, 2022
Victim
Soon Han
Age
80
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Dogo Argentino (2)
City or county
Baldy Mesa
State
California
Details
Two dogs attacked Soon while she was out for a walk. The dogs were held by animal control, pending further investigation.
October 24, 2022
October 24, 2022
Attack date
October 24, 2022
Age
Adult
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
English Mastiff (1)
City or county
Excelsior Springs
State
Missouri
Details
A delivery driver was found dead in a yard after an Amazon van that had been parked for several hours was reported to authorities. The dogs were aggressive as the deputies approached and were shot and killed.
German Shepherd (1)
German Shepherd (1)
Attack date
German Shepherd (1)
January 6, 2023
January 6, 2023
Attack date
January 6, 2023
Victim
Sadie Davila
Age
7
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull terrier mix (1)
City or county
East Baton Rouge Parish
State
Louisiana
Details
Davila was playing outside of a relative's house when she was attacked by a neighbor's dog. She was taken to the hospital and died. The dog's owner was arrested for negligent homicide. The dog was euthanized.
January 21, 2023
January 21, 2023
Attack date
January 21, 2023
Age
7
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Rottweiler (2)
City or county
Fort Hall Indian Reservation
State
Idaho
Details
A boy was attacked on his front porch by his neighbor's dogs. His mother was injured trying to stop the attack. Both were taken to the hospital where the boy was declared dead. Tribal authorities euthanized the dogs.
Mixed breed (2)
Mixed breed (2)
Attack date
Mixed breed (2)
February 26, 2023
February 26, 2023
Attack date
February 26, 2023
Victim
Ramon Najera
Age
81
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
American Staffordshire Terrier (3)
City or county
San Antonio
State
Texas
Details
Najera was killed and his wife was seriously injured after three dogs escaped from a neighbor's yard through a hole in a fence. Two others were injured in the attack, and two men had required medical treatment after previous attacks. The owner was arrested and charged with criminal negligence.
March 7, 2023
March 7, 2023
Attack date
March 7, 2023
Victim
Mateo Salvador
Age
42
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Belgian Malinois (3)
City or county
Jurupa Valley
State
California
Details
Salvador was doing construction work at the property when he was attacked by the owner's four dogs. He died at the hospital the same day. The owner, who was not at home when the attack occurred, surrendered the dogs to be euthanized.
Cane Corso (1)
Cane Corso (1)
Attack date
Cane Corso (1)
April 4, 2023
April 4, 2023
Attack date
April 4, 2023
Age
2
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Mastiff x pit bull mix (1)
City or county
Brunswick
State
Maryland
Details
The boy was attacked and killed by a pet dog at a family member's house. He was declared dead at the hospital.
April 13, 2023
April 13, 2023
Attack date
April 13, 2023
Victim
Dezmond Thomas Trawick
Age
22
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
American Pit Bull Terrier (4)
City or county
Brooklyn Center
State
Minnesota
Details
Trawick was watching his brother's dogs for the day and was attacked in his backyard. He died at the hospital about an hour after the attack.
May 9, 2023
May 9, 2023
Attack date
May 9, 2023
Victim
Tamieka White
Age
46
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull type (1)
City or county
Indianapolis
State
Indiana
Details
White was dog-sitting, White died trying to protect her six-year-old son in an attack in her backyard. She was found in her garage and pronounced dead. Animal services impounded a deceased dog, three dogs, and a cat from the home.
June 23, 2023
June 23, 2023
Attack date
June 23, 2023
Victim
Helene Jackson
Age
84
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
American Staffordshire Terrier
City or county
Sierra Vista
State
Arizona
Details
Jackson and her small dog Lily were attacked by an American Staffordshire Terrier named Thor which jumped over a wall of a nearby home. A man who stayed at the dog owners' residence tried to prevent the other dog named Panda to also jump over the wall. He was severely injured by the dog of the same breed and stayed in critical condition after the attack. He had an arm amputated and needed over 100 stitches and a skin graft. Jackson was also severely injured and was airlifted to a local hospital but died shortly after. Her dog was found dead nearby. The police shot the two dogs. The dog owners were charged with manslaughter, negligent homicide, assault by a vicious animal, and aggressive dog violation. Both received jail sentences. 4 months before the fatal attack the same dogs already escaped and attacked a man and his dog.
June 20, 2023
June 20, 2023
Attack date
June 20, 2023
Victim
Lewis Flores
Age
40
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Unknown
(pack)
City or county
Rockport
State
Texas
Details
Flores was attacked by a dog pack. Police stopped the attack but the pack scattered. The dog pack was later captured and their owner was arrested in connection with Flores' death.
July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023
Attack date
July 29, 2023
Victim
Demarcus "Sam" McKenzie
Age
27
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Unknown (5 or 6)
City or county
Skipperville
State
Alabama
Details
Surveillance footage showed that dogs attacked McKenzie as he left an acquaintance's home. His injuries were so severe, responding officers initially investigated the death as a homicide, believing McKenzie had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The autopsy later revealed the official cause of death was sharp force trauma caused by canines. Ten dogs were euthanized in relation to the attack.
August 1, 2023
August 1, 2023
Attack date
August 1, 2023
Victim
Robert "Bob" Northrop
Age
71
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Unknown (4)
City or county
Kau
State
Hawaii
Details
Northrop was attacked by dogs while walking to a friend's house. He later died in the hospital. The owners surrendered the dogs to animal control.
August 31, 2023
August 31, 2023
Attack date
August 31, 2023
Victim
Chanthy Philavong Mateu
Age
93
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Cane Corso (2)
City or county
Modesto
State
California
Details
Mateu was attacked by her neighbor's dogs that had escaped from their yard. She later died in the hospital.
September 21, 2023†
September 21, 2023†
Attack date
September 21, 2023†
Victim
Billene "Billi" Cameron
Age
65
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Kennewick
State
Washington
Details
On September 20, 2023, two pit bulls escaped their yard and attacked a neighbor's dog, then attacked Cameron as she tried to save her dog. Cameron was seriously bitten and died a few hours later, on September 21. Both dogs had a history of getting loose and both had been "declared dangerous" by the county for several attacks on humans and other animals. The owner, Sara Amilia Madrigal, 34, had to file for permits to keep the dogs, though after this killing the dogs were seized and euthanized. Madrigal had kept the dogs in her backyard "because she didn't believe it was safe to have them in the house around her children". Madrigal was charged with "dog attack resulting in injury or death", pled guilty, was sentenced to 10 months with work release, will be subject to restitution, and cannot own a dog for the next five years.
October 31, 2023November 6, 2023†
October 31, 2023November 6, 2023†
Attack date
October 31, 2023November 6, 2023†
Victim
Sandra Miller
Age
63
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Taylorsville
State
Utah
Details
A woman was attacked by at least 2 of her son's 7 dogs in her yard. A 3-year-old female dog was shot dead by police and an adult male dog and 5 puppies were seized by animal control. She was severely injured and lost one leg. She died a week after the attack. Her son was charged with 7 counts of attack by animal.
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023
Attack date
October 31, 2023
Victim
Lovell Anderson
Age
4
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull mix (1)
City or county
Spokane
State
Washington
Details
Anderson was attacked by a family pet. He later died at the hospital. The dog was injured and euthanized.
December 1, 2023
December 1, 2023
Attack date
December 1, 2023
Age
<1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Wolfdog hybrid (1)
City or county
Chelsea
State
Alabama
Details
A family pet attacked a three-month-old. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The dog was euthanized.
December 5, 2023
December 5, 2023
Attack date
December 5, 2023
Victim
Loyalty Scott
Age
6
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Great Dane x Mastiff mix (2)
City or county
Portland
State
Oregon
Details
Scott was attacked and killed by dogs belonging to a family friend while in her home. The owner was injured in the incident. The dogs were euthanized.
January 29, 2024February 2, 2024†
January 29, 2024February 2, 2024†
Attack date
January 29, 2024February 2, 2024†
Victim
Harold Phillips
Age
35
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (3)
City or county
Detroit
State
Michigan
Details
Phillips was attacked by three dogs while walking home from a bus stop. He died four days after the attack, and after having his arm amputated. The dogs had been involved in three previous dog bite cases, and were euthanized this time. The owners were both charged with "dangerous animal causing death". Harold's widow filed suit against the dog owners, Detroit Animal Care and Control, and several other organizations and individuals, claiming the city's no-kill model and avoidance of euthanasia created a dangerous environment for Detroiters.
January 31, 2024
January 31, 2024
Attack date
January 31, 2024
Victim
William Mundine
Age
85
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Indianapolis
State
Indiana
Details
Two loose dogs came into Mundine's backyard and attacked him. He suffered multiple bites on his arms and leg and died later in the hospital.
February 15, 2024
February 15, 2024
Attack date
February 15, 2024
Victim
Dominic Cooper
Age
35
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1+)
City or county
Compton
State
California
Details
The dogs started fighting during feeding and turned on Cooper, their breeder. He was bitten in the leg and died in the kennel due to blood loss. His girlfriend found him the next day. Animal control euthanized 5 adult and 8 young dogs, with the approval of the victim's father.
February 26, 2024
February 26, 2024
Attack date
February 26, 2024
Victim
Beau Clark
Age
4
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Olde English Bulldogge (1)
City or county
Hartselle
State
Alabama
Details
Clark was attacked by a neighbor's dog when he entered its yard. He was evacuated to the hospital where he died.
March 1, 2024
March 1, 2024
Attack date
March 1, 2024
Victim
Mark Alan Partain
Age
2
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Husky (1)*
City or county
New Hope
State
Alabama
Details
Partain was found lifeless in front of his neighbor's dog pen. Animal control took possession of three dogs (German Shepherd mix, Husky and an unknown dog type) owned by 2 people. *According to one dog owner, only the Husky was involved in the attack. With the help of a forensic odontologist, authorities were able to rule out the involvement of two dogs, it was not officially revealed which dog was ultimately responsible. Two dog owners were subsequently indicted for the violation of "Emily's Law" (named after fatal dog attack victim Emily Mae Colvin) Alabama Code Title 3. Animals § 3-6A-5.
March 9, 2024
March 9, 2024
Attack date
March 9, 2024
Victim
Daymon Balbuena
Age
<1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1)
City or county
Woodbridge Township
State
New Jersey
Details
The attack happened at the family home in the early morning hours. The three-month-old baby died at the scene and his mother was seriously injured. The father was also treated at the hospital. The family dog was euthanized.
March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024
Attack date
March 13, 2024
Victim
Lennox
Age
1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull - Dalmatian mix (2)
City or county
East Hartford
State
Connecticut
Details
1-year-old baby Lennox and his mother were on a trampoline when they were attacked by the two family dogs, pit bull - Dalmatian mixes. The mother was injured and the boy died at hospital. The dogs were quarantined.
April 15, 2024
April 15, 2024
Attack date
April 15, 2024
Victim
Shiraz Amal Asirvadam
Age
1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
German Shepherd mix (3)
City or county
Duncanville
State
Texas
Details
Asirvadam was attacked and killed by three dogs in his babysitter's home. The pets were confined outside but managed to enter the home where they attacked the child. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. The babysitter was injured trying to stop the attack. Animal control took the dogs into custody.
April 28, 2024
April 28, 2024
Attack date
April 28, 2024
Victim
Royal Bates
Age
0.5
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1)
City or county
Marion
State
Ohio
Details
Bates, a six-month-old infant, was attacked and killed by the family’s pit bull, Kilo, in the home. The dog inflicted severe injuries, including a skull fracture. The parents were charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. Authorities noted the dog had previously attacked a neighbor's child.
May 24, 2024
May 24, 2024
Attack date
May 24, 2024
Victim
Ezra Mansoor
Age
<1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Husky (1)
City or county
Knoxville
State
Tennessee
Details
The 6-week-old infant was attacked by the family's dog while sleeping in its crib. The infant died in the hospital on May 30 from the injuries sustained in the attack. The family had owned the dog for eight years, and it had never shown signs of aggression prior to the attack.
June 2, 2024
June 2, 2024
Attack date
June 2, 2024
Victim
Willard Norton
Age
83
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Town Creek
State
Alabama
Details
While tending to the rose garden in his front yard, Norton was mauled to death by his neighbors' two pit bulls. In 2025 the neighbors, Jonathan Nix and Bridget Lamons, were arrested after a Lawrence County grand jury indicted them for reckless manslaughter.
July 19, 2024
July 19, 2024
Attack date
July 19, 2024
Victim
Covil Lee Allen
Age
3
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Brooklyn Park
State
Minnesota
Details
Covil was attacked by two pit bulls while accompanying his family to the dog owner's home to purchase dogs. Several adults tried to stop the dog attack with pick axes and hammers, and police ultimately shot both dogs. Covil died on July 29.
July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024
Attack date
July 29, 2024
Victim
A'Daya Rain Fisher
Age
2
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Rottweilers (3)
City or county
Houston
State
Texas
Details
The toddler was attacked and killed by the dogs while inside her babysitter's house. Paramedics were unable to revive A'Daya when they arrived at the scene. She was then taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. The dogs were tested for rabies and euthanized.
August 3, 2024
August 3, 2024
Attack date
August 3, 2024
Victim
Undisclosed
Age
<1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (2)
City or county
Monroe County, Rochester
State
New York
Details
A 3-month-old was attacked by 2 dogs at home and died at the hospital. The two dogs were removed by animal control and were expected to be euthanized after investigations were completed.
August 8, 2024
August 8, 2024
Attack date
August 8, 2024
Victim
Davina Corbin
Age
56
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Great Danes (7)
City or county
Feather Falls
State
California
Details
Davina was fatally attacked by multiple dogs and found deceased on a trail with multiple bite wounds and injuries. A pack of up to 25 dogs, consisting of adult dogs and puppies, were found running loose nearby and neighbors reported that some of the dogs were aggressive. The 7 adult dogs involved in the attack were euthanized and the remaining 18 puppies were put up for adoption.
September 3, 2024
September 3, 2024
Attack date
September 3, 2024
Victim
Undisclosed
Age
1
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (1−2)
City or county
Essex County, Newark
State
New Jersey
Details
The 18-month-old died after being attacked by at least one of the two family dogs. The fatality was the second severe attack within a week in Essex County.
September 4, 2024
September 4, 2024
Attack date
September 4, 2024
Victim
Zoey Hawkins
Age
4
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Pit bull
City or county
Tulare County, Visalia
State
California
Details
The girl was attacked by the family's dog. She died at the hospital.
October 7, 2024
October 7, 2024
Attack date
October 7, 2024
Victim
Jiryiah Johnson
Age
1
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull (3)
City or county
Bexar County,
State
Texas
Details
A 1-year-old boy died at the hospital, hours after being attacked by pit bulls while at a babysitter's home. The babysitter had left the boy in the care of her 13-year-old daughter. The boy was in a bedroom with the teen girl, ostensibly "sequestered" from the dogs, when the animals suddenly forced their way in and began attacking. The dogs were later seized and euthanized. A Bexar County grand jury has indicted the babysitter on felony charges.
October 9, 2024
October 9, 2024
Attack date
October 9, 2024
Victim
James Provost
Age
59
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Pit bull mix (8-9)
City or county
Schenectady County, Albany County
State
New York
Details
Provost was killed by a pack of dogs. The attack took place in a back yard adjacent to the dog owner's property. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. 9 adult dogs and 15 puppies were seized by Mohawk Hudson Humane Society.
March 30, 2025April 2, 2025†
March 30, 2025April 2, 2025†
Attack date
March 30, 2025April 2, 2025†
Victim
Kevin Renguul
Age
43
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Unknown (5)
City or county
Tucson
State
Arizona
Details
Renguul was attacked by a pack of five dogs. Renguul died three days later. The owner of the dogs, Martin Martinez, was arrested and charged with manslaughter.
July 30, 2025
July 30, 2025
Attack date
July 30, 2025
Victim
Carter ?
Age
5 months
Gender
Male
Dog type (number)
Great Dane/Husky (mix), 130 lbs
City or county
Ormond Beach
State
Florida
Details
Mother left 5-month-old Carter with relatives and went out for a birthday dinner. Great-aunt put Carter in a bedroom and then let her three dogs out of their kennels while she made tea and toast. Relatives saw the bedroom door was open, found Carter "bleeding and lifeless, and called 911. Despite efforts to save him, Carter died from his injuries. The dog was euthanized.
August 3, 2025
August 3, 2025
Attack date
August 3, 2025
Victim
Teodora Mendoza
Age
51
Gender
Female
Dog type (number)
Unknown
City or county
San Bernardino
State
California
Details
Mendoza and another woman were attacked by a pack of dogs. She suffered from severe facial injuries and died after being transported to a hospital. Animal control later removed 14 dogs from the dog park.
| Attack date | Victim | Age | Gender | Dog type (number) | City or county | State | Details |
| January 8, 2020 | Kay Torres | 52 | Female | Unknown (pack) | Taos County,Taos Pueblo | New Mexico | Torres was found surrounded by several dogs with bite marks to her arms and legs. The autopsy ruled out homicide. |
| January 10, 2020 | Donald W. Abner | 55 | Male | Pit bull (1) | Rockcastle County | Kentucky | The dog's owner set the former fighting dog named Denali on the man. The police officers had to shoot the dog to help the man. The dog owner was charged with murder. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. |
| May 9, 2020 | Lisa Urso | 52 | Female | French Bulldog mix (1) | Fox Lake | Illinois | Urso was found unresponsive on her patio after being attacked by the family dog. The dog had been involved in two previous bite incidents. |
| June 11, 2020 | <1 | Male | Belgian Malinois (1) | Hartford | South Dakota | The family dog bit an infant multiple times. The baby died at the hospital the same day. The dog was taken by the local humane society. | |
| October 19, 2020 | Ruthie Mae Brown | 36 | Female | Pit bull (7 to 8) | Nauvoo | Alabama | Brown was killed by a dog pack while walking. A witness said Brown was attacked by seven or eight dogs. Two of the animals were turned in by their owner; three others were captured. |
| October 26, 2020 | <1 | German Shepherd mix (1) | Hampton | Virginia | A dog killed an infant as it slept next to the parent's bed. The baby's father awoke during the attack, saw the injuries to the child, and immediately killed the dog. | ||
| December 17, 2020 | Erick J. Quinn | 46 | Male | Pit bull (1) | Joliet | Illinois | Quinn was killed when he tried to calm a dog, which had become agitated when two women in the home Quinn was visiting began arguing. |
| January 20, 2021 | Cameron Hatfield | 6 | Male | Pit bull (1) | Brunson | South Carolina | Hatfield was killed at home by the dog, which was later euthanized by animal control authorities. |
| March 16, 2021 | Aziz Ahmed | 3 | Male | Pit bull (2) | Carteret | New Jersey | Ahmed and his mother were in their fenced-in backyard when the two dogs dug under. He was taken to the hospital by helicopter and died. His mother was hospitalized with injuries. The dogs were shot by police who responded to the incident. |
| April 30, 2021 | Elayah Brown | 4 | Female | Mixed breed (1) | Fort Worth | Texas | Brown was attacked by the family pet and later died at the hospital. Animal control euthanized the dog. |
| April 27, 2021 | Jayden Henderson | 7 | Female | Pit bull (2) | Garner | North Carolina | Henderson and her mother, were pet sitting a neighbor's dogs when they were attacked. She later died in the hospital. The owners fought to keep the dogs, which were euthanized under a judge's order. A local ordinance was passed requiring the euthanization of dogs that kill a person. |
| June 10, 2021 | Unknown | 3 | Male | Pit bull (2) | Union County, Elizabeth | New Jersey | The child fell out of a window and was attacked and killed by the family's dogs. |
| June 13, 2021 | Shamar Sherif Jackson | 7 | Male | Unknown (2 to 5) | Marion | South Carolina | Jackson and his brother were looking for their chihuahua when they were attacked by a dog pack. His brother escaped but Jackson was killed. Five dogs were taken into custody and their owner was charged with involuntary manslaughter. |
| October 20, 2021 | James McNeelis | 7 | Male | Sheltland Sheepdog x Corgie mix (1) | Kiefer | Oklahoma | McNeelis was reported missing but was later found dead on his family's property. The police investigation revealed that he was killed by the family dog. The dog was adopted from the shelter three weeks earlier. |
| December 12, 2021 | Duke Little Whirlwind | 58 | Male | Unknown (pack) | Northern Cheyenne Reservation | Montana | Whirlwind was found dead on a road near his home, the victim of a dog attack. |
| December 30, 2021 | 34 | Male | American Bully (1) | Chicago | Illinois | The victim was found by police in the living room of his home with visible bite marks. An autopsy determined the man died of multiple injuries from a dog mauling. | |
| January 27, 2022 | Saad Al-Anazi | 59 | Male | German Shepherd (2) | Las Cruces | New Mexico | Al-Anazi was attacked outside his house by his neighbor's dogs. He died the next day in the hospital. Animal control took two of the dogs into custody. |
| January 29, 2022 | Olivia Grace Floyd | 7 | Female | Rottweiler (1) | Waynesboro | Virginia | Floyd was attacked by her grandparents' dog and died at the hospital. An adult woman was also injured. The grandparents were charged with involuntary manslaughter and her parents were charged with child neglect but the charges were dropped. |
| February 17, 2022 | Pam Robb | 71 | Female | Bully mix (1) | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | Robb was volunteering at an animal shelter and was working with a dog when it attacked, pulling her to the ground. Another woman attempted to intervene and suffered minor injuries. Robb was taken to a hospital and later died. The dog was euthanized. |
| March 22, 2022 | Serenity Garnett | <1 | Female | American Bulldog x Great Pyrenees mix (1) | Martinez | Georgia | The seven-month-old Garnett was attacked by the dog while being watched by her great-grandmother, who was renting a room from the dog's owners. The girl died at the hospital, where the great-grandmother was treated for injuries she received while trying to rescue the girl. The great-grandmother, who was watching the dog for its owners, was charged with second-degree murder. |
| May 14, 2022 | Scottie Brigman | 36 | Male | Pit bull (4) | Chesterfield County | South Carolina | Police found Brigman dead in the road, surrounded by four dogs. His body was covered in dog bites. |
| May 22, 2022 | Ronda Persall | 57 | Female | Labrador Retriever mix (2) | Cullman County | Alabama | Persall was attacked and killed by two dogs that had escaped from the neighbor's fenced backyard. The neighbor went outside when he heard commotion and found Persall who was still alive and lying next to a car. The neighbor took Persall to the hospital where she died. |
| May 31, 2022 | Richard Barry | 59 | Male | English Bulldog (5) | Selma | California | Barry was out for a walk when he was attacked and killed by five dogs that had escaped from a nearby house. Two family members witnessed the attack but were not able to save Barry. Animal Control captured the dogs. |
| June 3, 2022 | Debbie Boyd | 70 | Female | Rottweiler (1) | Sevier County | Tennessee | Boyd was attacked and killed by at least one of her two dogs. She was found dead in her home. A small child who was also in the home was not injured. |
| June 9, 2022 | Nicolas Vasquez | 51 | Male | Pit bull terrier mix (3) | Harris County | Texas | Vasquez was walking when he was attacked and partially eaten by a neighbor's dogs. His legs were amputated at the hospital where he died ten days later. The dogs, who had attacked Vasquez previously, were taken into custody by animal control. |
| July 7, 2022 | Trena Peed | 46 | Female | Pit bull (2) | Greensboro | North Carolina | Peed was dog sitting two dogs at her home. She was attacked while letting them into the yard. The attack was heard and witnessed by neighbors. Police shot one of the dogs and took possession of both dogs. |
| July 9, 2022 | Lea Freeman | 4 | Female | Pit bull (3) | Dallas | Texas | She was killed while her mother left the residence to buy drinks. A woman was supposed to watch her. The grandmother told authorities that the girl was afraid of the dogs and that she was afraid for the girl's safety. Dallas Animal Services seized and euthanized 3 dogs. |
| July 11, 2022 | Apollo Duplantis | 1 | Male | Unknown (1) | Gentilly, New Orleans | Louisiana | The thirteen-month-old boy was attacked by the family dog and died at the hospital. The dog also attacked an officer and was shot at the scene. |
| July 28, 2022 | Marina Gabunia Verriest | 70 | Female | Pit bull (1) | Long Island, Nassau County, Albertson | New York | The 70-year-old was attacked and killed in her yard by a 7-year-old dog that had lived with the family all its life. She was found dead by her husband. A responding police officer was subsequently taken to the hospital due to the traumatic scene he was confronted with. The dog was shot dead by police. |
| August 15, 2022 | Mindy Kiepe | 43 | Female | Great Dane (5) | Rossie | Iowa | Kiepe was attacked and killed by her dogs. Her body was discovered in a ditch a short distance from her farm. All five dogs were euthanized. |
| August 21, 2022 | Pamela Jane Rock | 61 | Female | Pit bull (5) | Putnam County | Florida | Five dogs escaped from their yard and attacked Rock, a postal worker whose vehicle had broken down. She died the next day at a trauma center. One of her arms was amputated before she died. The dogs had a history of aggressive behavior and breaking free. The dogs were euthanized. |
| August 26, 2022 | Male | Unknown | Channelview | Texas | A man who had been riding a bicycle was found dead on the road with multiple dog bites. Authorities said the area had many stray dogs. | ||
| October 5, 2022 | Hollace Dean Bennard | <1 | Male | Pit bull (2) | Shelby County | Tennessee | Two family pets attacked and killed the Bennard siblings. Their mother attempted to shield the children and suffered extensive injuries over her entire body and face but survived. Both dogs were euthanized. |
| Lilly Jane Bennard | 2 | Female | |||||
| October 7, 2022 | Soon Han | 80 | Female | Dogo Argentino (2) | Baldy Mesa | California | Two dogs attacked Soon while she was out for a walk. The dogs were held by animal control, pending further investigation. |
| October 24, 2022 | Adult | Male | English Mastiff (1) | Excelsior Springs | Missouri | A delivery driver was found dead in a yard after an Amazon van that had been parked for several hours was reported to authorities. The dogs were aggressive as the deputies approached and were shot and killed. | |
| German Shepherd (1) | |||||||
| January 6, 2023 | Sadie Davila | 7 | Female | Pit bull terrier mix (1) | East Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | Davila was playing outside of a relative's house when she was attacked by a neighbor's dog. She was taken to the hospital and died. The dog's owner was arrested for negligent homicide. The dog was euthanized. |
| January 21, 2023 | 7 | Male | Rottweiler (2) | Fort Hall Indian Reservation | Idaho | A boy was attacked on his front porch by his neighbor's dogs. His mother was injured trying to stop the attack. Both were taken to the hospital where the boy was declared dead. Tribal authorities euthanized the dogs. | |
| Mixed breed (2) | |||||||
| February 26, 2023 | Ramon Najera | 81 | Male | American Staffordshire Terrier (3) | San Antonio | Texas | Najera was killed and his wife was seriously injured after three dogs escaped from a neighbor's yard through a hole in a fence. Two others were injured in the attack, and two men had required medical treatment after previous attacks. The owner was arrested and charged with criminal negligence. |
| March 7, 2023 | Mateo Salvador | 42 | Male | Belgian Malinois (3) | Jurupa Valley | California | Salvador was doing construction work at the property when he was attacked by the owner's four dogs. He died at the hospital the same day. The owner, who was not at home when the attack occurred, surrendered the dogs to be euthanized. |
| Cane Corso (1) | |||||||
| April 4, 2023 | 2 | Male | Mastiff x pit bull mix (1) | Brunswick | Maryland | The boy was attacked and killed by a pet dog at a family member's house. He was declared dead at the hospital. | |
| April 13, 2023 | Dezmond Thomas Trawick | 22 | Male | American Pit Bull Terrier (4) | Brooklyn Center | Minnesota | Trawick was watching his brother's dogs for the day and was attacked in his backyard. He died at the hospital about an hour after the attack. |
| May 9, 2023 | Tamieka White | 46 | Female | Pit bull type (1) | Indianapolis | Indiana | White was dog-sitting, White died trying to protect her six-year-old son in an attack in her backyard. She was found in her garage and pronounced dead. Animal services impounded a deceased dog, three dogs, and a cat from the home. |
| June 23, 2023 | Helene Jackson | 84 | Female | American Staffordshire Terrier | Sierra Vista | Arizona | Jackson and her small dog Lily were attacked by an American Staffordshire Terrier named Thor which jumped over a wall of a nearby home. A man who stayed at the dog owners' residence tried to prevent the other dog named Panda to also jump over the wall. He was severely injured by the dog of the same breed and stayed in critical condition after the attack. He had an arm amputated and needed over 100 stitches and a skin graft. Jackson was also severely injured and was airlifted to a local hospital but died shortly after. Her dog was found dead nearby. The police shot the two dogs. The dog owners were charged with manslaughter, negligent homicide, assault by a vicious animal, and aggressive dog violation. Both received jail sentences. 4 months before the fatal attack the same dogs already escaped and attacked a man and his dog. |
| June 20, 2023 | Lewis Flores | 40 | Male | Unknown (pack) | Rockport | Texas | Flores was attacked by a dog pack. Police stopped the attack but the pack scattered. The dog pack was later captured and their owner was arrested in connection with Flores' death. |
| July 29, 2023 | Demarcus "Sam" McKenzie | 27 | Male | Unknown (5 or 6) | Skipperville | Alabama | Surveillance footage showed that dogs attacked McKenzie as he left an acquaintance's home. His injuries were so severe, responding officers initially investigated the death as a homicide, believing McKenzie had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The autopsy later revealed the official cause of death was sharp force trauma caused by canines. Ten dogs were euthanized in relation to the attack. |
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- Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-boy-10-dies-afte/145305069/
- The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/01/29/for-calif-dog-attack-trial-anger-slows-jury-selection/e04afe61-b35a-4681-a1b5-f833c223877e/
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/17/national/jury-selected-in-couples-trial-in-fatal-california-dog-attack.html?searchResultPosition=21
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/16/us/woman-gets-4-year-term-in-fatal-dog-attack.html?searchResultPosition=10
- Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-09-mn-35446-story.html
- Jamesville Gazettehttps://newspaperarchive.com/janesville-gazette-mar-01-2002-p-11/
- Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-17-mn-28511-story.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/17/nyregion/fatal-dog-attack-leads-to-inquiry-on-shelter.html?searchResultPosition=9
- The Philadelphia Inquirerhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-dogs-shelter/145304793/
- The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/03/30/sentence-is-upheld-in-fatal-va-dog-attack-span-classbankheadwomans-pit-bulls-killed-neighbor-in-march-2005span/27e04b9c-dd26-4e0c-9859-ecc99445431a/
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/us/national-briefing-south-virginia-pit-bull-attack.html
- Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2005/04/12/family-dog-kills-boy-4-in-va/ffc578ff-667a-4733-bbc3-87cd51b62736/
- Richmond Times-Dispatchhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-dog-kills-boy-4/145972971/
- ABC Newshttps://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/story?id=1138823
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- CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/pit-bulls-kill-owner-in-home/
- St. Louis NPRhttps://www.stlpr.org/other/2005-05-12/st-charles-county-man-likely-killed-by-pet-pit-bulls
- NBC Newshttp://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/mother-charged-fatal-dog-mauling-flna1C9441920
- Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-04-me-dog4-story.html
- SFGATEhttps://www.sfgate.com/news/article/s-f-to-drop-mom-s-endangerment-charge-in-fatal-2489425.php
- The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/05/12/cut-artery-cited-in-fatal-dog-attack-span-classbankhead3-pit-bulls-in-home-with-78-year-oldspan/63f2c274-18c1-4b0c-b915-c49c8f09132a/
- The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/05/11/mauling-suspected-in-death-span-classbankheadpit-bulls-likely-responsible-for-mans-countless-bitesspan/9fadcc19-1bd1-4ab4-805a-870e4fec5a69/
- The Baltimore Sunhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-police-await-autopsy-i/145304490/
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/15/nyregion/the-week-no-charges-planned-in-killing-by-pit-bull.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/nyregion/pit-bull-in-rockland-county-attacks-2-women-killing-one.html
- Associated Presshttps://www.foxnews.com/story/8-month-old-boy-mauled-to-death-by-family-dog-in-new-york
- Norwich Bulletinhttps://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/news/2008/01/04/brooklyn-family-s-dog-mauls/64948898007/
- Chicago Tribunehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/01/12/dog-attack-leaves-boy-dead/
- NBC Chicagohttps://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/boy-mauled-by-family-pet/1896992/
- Chicago Tribunehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/01/20/bourbonnais-infant-killed-by-family-dog/
- The Daily Journalhttps://daily-journal.com/news/local/officials-probe-death-of-baby-involving-dog/article_df8095c9-552f-58e5-b779-e41367d2cdca.html
- Associated Presshttps://www.foxnews.com/story/florida-toddler-mauled-to-death-by-rottweiler
- ABC13 Houstonhttps://abc13.com/archive/7168389/
- Oregon Livehttps://www.oregonlive.com/news/2010/03/four-year-old_killed_by_rottwe.html
- The Oakland Presshttps://www.theoaklandpress.com/2010/03/01/ax-men-stars-daughter-mauled-to-death-by-dog/
- Associated Presshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6LDsVfbGLw&ab_channel=AssociatedPress
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- NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna42769741
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- ABC Newshttps://web.archive.org/web/20121116145249/https://abcnews.go.com/US/adopted-dog-mauls-illinois-firefighter/story?id=17730187
- HuffPosthttps://web.archive.org/web/20221207030742/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dawn-brown-killed-by-family-dog-mastiff-illinois_n_2139793
- The Denver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/2012/11/15/chicago-paramedic-killed-by-her-own-dog/
- Daily Heraldhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240326124404/https://www.dailyherald.com/20121121/news/mastiff-in-fatal-big-rock-attack-euthanized/
- Associated Presshttps://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-boy-7-dies-after-attack-by-bulldogs
- WTXL ABC 27 Tallahassee Newshttps://www.wtxl.com/news/panhandle-boy-dies-after-attack-by-bulldogs/article_9643abda-a048-11e2-9ed6-0019bb30f31a.html
- NBC 6 South Floridahttps://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-dog-owner-found-guilty-in-boys-fatal-mauling/1928190/
- CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/fla-man-convicted-in-death-of-boy-7-mauled-by-his-dogs/
- Gainesville Sunhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240325171830/https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2013/10/12/around-the-region-for-oct-12-2013/31854464007/
- San Diego Union-Tribunehttps://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-sc-amputee-80-dies-after-being-attacked-by-dogs-2013may14-story.html
- Live5newshttps://www.live5news.com/story/22247470/coroner-80-year-old
- The Inquisitrhttps://www.inquisitr.com/662445/health-lifestyle
- The Antelope Valley Timeshttps://theavtimes.com/2014/10/03/local-dog-owner-gets-15-to-life-in-mauling-death/
- CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/owner-arrested-after-dna-links-pit-bulls-to-fatal-littlerock-mauling/
- Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2013-may-30-la-me-pit-bull-murder-20130531-story.html
- USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/10/jogger-killed-dogs/2149843/
- NBC Chicagohttps://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/autopsy-reveals-3-year-old-girl-died-from-dog-attack/2049099/
- Chicago Tribunehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/12/09/a-painful-christmas-for-family-of-child-killed-by-dog-i-cant-do-anything-except-worry-about-my-baby-2/
- HuffPosthttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/chicago-toddler-death-dog-mauling_n_4413447
- WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radiohttps://www.whio.com/news/crime--law/coroner-rules-baby-killed-dog-accident/hqd80j03XdlJLvUIcsUU2L/
- Las Vegas Review-Journalhttps://www.reviewjournal.com/uncategorized/dog-kills-7-month-old-baby-while-step-grandma-was-babysitting/
- WLWThttps://www.wlwt.com/article/neighbor-dog-that-killed-7-month-old-dayton-boy-had-attacked-before/3544934
- WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radiohttps://www.whio.com/news/crime--law/woman-sentenced-infant-dog-mauling-case/G04Irlijqx53FnB2L0zztO/
- Dayton Daily Newshttps://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime--law/caller-baby-dog-mauling-death-don-know-what-happened/G4bkM0LDFjF3GpKposbQ9N/
- The Washington Timeshttps://web.archive.org/web/20240325131229/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/30/lawton-police-id-boy-killed-in-dog-attack/
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- LOCALSYRhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160508020603/http://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/child-killed-in-oneida-county-dog-attack
- syracusehttps://www.syracuse.com/news/2015/11/dog_euthanized_after_fatal_attack_on_baby_in_oneida_county.html
- syracusehttps://www.syracuse.com/news/2015/11/11-month-old_dies_from_dog_attack_in_oneida_county.html
- HuffPosthttps://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/tyler-trammell-huston-pit-bulls_n_8924036
- The Hope Standardhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hope-standard-the-nanny-dog-strikes/145310663/
- WOAIhttps://news4sanantonio.com/police-no-signs-of-previous-abuse-in-infant-killed-by-family-dog-in-san-marcos
- ABC7 Chicagohttps://abc7chicago.com/san-marcos-texas-dog-mauls-baby-skylar-julius/1710444/
- Austin American-Statesmanhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-father-says-fa/145310173/
- CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/pit-bull-attack-georgia-kills-boy-critically-injures-girl-dog-owner-in-custody/
- AP Newshttps://apnews.com/article/f9fdd1bde1bb4d3fab6481cb3349833a
- The Atlanta Constitutionhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-latest-dog-atta/145309785/
- Press Enterprisehttps://www.newspapers.com/article/press-enterprise-dog-attack-charge-upgra/145310054/
- Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/8-month-old-boy-killed-by-family-dog-in-calvert-county/2017/03/23/c96116ba-100b-11e7-8fed-dbb23e393b15_story.html
- WJLAhttps://wjla.com/news/local/8-month-old-baby-attacked-killed-by-family-dog-in-maryland
- Southern Maryland News Nethttps://smnewsnet.com/archives/416669/update-8-month-old-baby-boy-killed-in-dog-attack-in-lusby/
- www.cbsnews.comhttps://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/lowell-pit-bull-attack-child-killed/
- www.morgenpost.dehttps://www.morgenpost.de/vermischtes/article212326781/Pitbull-Attacke-Zwei-Kampfhunde-toeten-Siebenjaehrigen.html
- www.boston.comhttps://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/11/01/death-of-lowell-boy-killed-by-pit-bulls-ruled-an-accident-officials-say/
- "Virginia woman mauled to death by her dogs, police say"https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42418090
- The Daily Nonpareilhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil-people-couldnt-beli/145320098/
- alhttps://www.al.com/news/2018/01/judge_orders_euthanization_of.html
- alhttps://www.al.com/news/2018/03/new_law_creates_felonies_for_a.html
- alhttps://www.al.com/news/2018/01/bill_applies_felony_charge_to.html
- KNOE CBS News 8https://www.knoe.com/content/news/Pit-bull-kills-woman-at-West-Monroe-area-pet-boarding-facility-468623323.html
- Press Enterprisehttps://www.newspapers.com/article/press-enterprise-the-new-york-daily-news/145309190/
- The Timeshttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-following-fatal-attack-pit-bu/145309382/
- Vancouver Island Free Dailyhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/vancouver-island-free-daily-woman-dies-a/145309528/
- The Eagle Onlinehttps://theeagleonline.com.ng/dog-mauls-eight-day-old-baby-to-death/
- CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/lee-county-virginia-wolf-hybrid-kills-8-day-old-baby-lying-in-bassinet/
- Miami Heraldhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200520000113/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article207041374.html
- Journal Sentinelhttps://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2018/03/26/milwaukee-woman-mauled-death-least-one-her-pet-dogs/460444002/
- TIMEhttps://time.com/5280769/dog-attack-dachshund-woman-oklahoma-death/
- USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/17/pack-dachshund-terrier-mix-dogs-maul-kill-woman-oklahoma/619598002/
- WPXIhttps://web.archive.org/web/20231202124006/https://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/pack-of-small-vicious-dachshunds-running-wild-attacks-kills-woman/750780367/
- USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/30/pet-dog-kills-florida-baby/656666002/
- Montgomery Advertiserhttps://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2020/10/01/joseph-pettaway-alabama-police-dog-family-fight-body-cam-footage/5802839002/
- USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/10/02/police-use-of-force-dog-bite-k-9-investigation-excessive-force-arrests-lawsuits/5879123002/
- The Desert Sunhttps://www.desertsun.com/story/news/crime_courts/2019/02/18/angela-johnson-woman-mauled-anza-december-three-pit-bulls-dies/2910215002/
- ABC7 Los Angeleshttps://abc7.com/anza-dog-attack-pit-bull-bulls-riverside-county/4908338/
- Riverside County News Sourcehttps://myrcns.com/2018/12/19/son-describes-agony-after-drs-ask-to-pull-plug-on-critically-injured-anza-mauling-victim/
- Press Enterprisehttps://www.pressenterprise.com/pit-bulls-that-gravely-wounded-anza-woman-are-euthanized/
- The Tennesseanhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-middle-tennesee-woman-mau/145291173/
- Lexington Herald-Leaderhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190302063307/https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article226987909.html
- CNNhttps://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/20/us/detroit-dogs-kill-girl-trnd/index.html
- WDIVhttps://www.clickondetroit.com/topic/Emma_Hernandez/
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- Detroit City Council adds teeth to dangerous animal ordinance after deadly pit bull attack 2020-02-18 Detroit Metro Timehttps://www.metrotimes.com/news/detroit-city-council-adds-teeth-to-dangerous-animal-ordinance-after-deadly-pit-bull-attack-23888828
- The Taos Newshttps://www.taosnews.com/news/woman-killed-in-suspected-dog-attack-at-taos-pueblo/article_093aff29-1c86-5752-8faa-bf0f16f4c495.html
- The Washington Timeshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/16/taos-pueblo-woman-death-may-have-stemmed-from-dog-/
- The Taos News via Pressreaderhttps://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-taos-news/20221117/281706913673394
- WKYT Newshttps://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Man-fatally-attacked-by-dog-in-Rockcastle-County-566875091.html
- Fox 34https://www.fox34.com/2022/11/08/good-boy-get-him-woman-sentenced-siccing-pit-bull-man-deadly-attack/
- LEX 18 Newshttps://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/man-dies-after-being-mauled-by-dog-in-rockcastle-county
- CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2020/05/24/us/illinois-woman-killed-by-french-bulldog-mix-dog-trnd/index.html
- Lake & McHenry County Scannerhttps://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2020/05/14/dog-who-viciously-attacked-killed-its-owner-in-her-fox-lake-home-will-likely-be-euthanized/
- Associated Presshttps://apnews.com/general-news-407165158902f127046d79997dd0fb03
- The Washington Timeshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/13/south-dakota-infant-dies-after-he-was-attacked-by-/
- "Mother of 4 killed by pack of dogs in Walker County"https://abc3340.com/news/local/woman-attacked-killed-by-pack-of-dogs-in-walker-county
- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/alabama-woman-attacked-killed-pack-dogs-1540607
- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/baby-killed-pet-german-shepherd-1542157
- Miami Heraldhttps://news.yahoo.com/family-dog-turns-vicious-kills-151343095.html
- Hampton VA Policehttps://hamptonvapolice.org/death-investigation-first-block-of-scotland-road-7a639453cf8
- Chicago Tribunehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-joliet-man-dies-after-dog-attack-20201218-fbojo23caned3m6a72vu4rbvyq-story.html
- Peoplehttps://people.com/crime/ga-boy-6-killed-in-dog-attack-was-highly-intelligent-funny-and-always-full-of-life/
- WLNY-TVhttps://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/03/18/carteret-dog-attack-child-dies/
- ABC7 Los Angeleshttps://abc7.com/new-jersey-dog-attack-child-dead/10424304/
- People Magazinehttps://people.com/crime/nj-man-unregistered-dogs-mauled-killed-boy-no-charges/
- People Magazinehttps://people.com/crime/bright-beautiful-texas-girl-mauled-death-family-dog/
- WRAL.comhttps://www.wral.com/story/child-killed-in-garner-dog-attack-was-daughter-of-wral-tv-employee/19649128/
- WRAL.comhttps://www.wral.com/garner-owners-want-to-keep-dogs-that-killed-child-injured-mother/19682657/
- WRAL.comhttps://www.wral.com/franklin-county-adopts-ordinance-outlawing-dogs-that-have-killed-people/19773319/
- WRAL.comhttps://www.wral.com/judge-garner-will-decide-fate-of-dogs-that-killed-7-year-old/19868310/
- The News and Observerhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-dogs-that-killed-7/145691974/
- The News and Observerhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-judge-to-decide-wh/145692618/
- ABC Newshttps://abcnews.go.com/US/toddler-falls-window-home-mauled-death-familys-pit/story?id=78238482
- People Magazinehttps://people.com/crime/south-carolina-boy-7-fatally-mauled-pack-dogs/
- Peoplemaghttps://people.com/crime/man-charged-dog-mauling-death-7-year-old-south-carolina-boy/
- USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/27/oklahoma-boy-fatally-mauled-family-sheltie-corgi-dog/8568097002/
- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/man-mauled-death-dogs-family-claim-1659151
- Chicago Tribunehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-fatal-dog-mauling-20220101-xfgpcawqcnh5lop6rzqfzq4vny-story.html
- Arab Newshttps://www.arabnews.com/node/2026161/%7B%7B
- The News Leaderhttps://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2023/02/15/charges-dropped-against-parents-in-dog-mauling-of-girl-in-waynesboro/69905792007/
- People Magazinehttps://people.com/crime/grandparents-face-murder-charges-after-7-year-old-girl-mauled-to-death-by-family-dog/
- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/grandmother-murder-parents-charged-dog-killed-child-1707319
- ABC Newshttps://web.archive.org/web/20220219014307/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dog-fatally-mauls-volunteer-florida-shelter-82985111
- WGN-9https://wgntv.com/news/dog-fatally-attacks-volunteer-at-florida-animal-shelter/
- Miami Heraldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article258506813.html
- WPLGhttps://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/02/18/woman-loved-working-where-rescued-dog-killed-her-relative-says/
- WJBFhttps://www.wjbf.com/news/columbia-county/baby-attacked-by-pit-bull-in-martinez/
- Peoplehttps://people.com/crime/7-month-old-girl-mauled-to-death-by-dog-in-georgia-her-great-grandmother-is-injured/
- WRDW-TVhttps://www.wrdw.com/2022/03/25/great-greandmother-charged-deadly-dog-attack-baby/
- Peoplehttps://people.com/crime/south-carolina-dad-killed-pit-bulls-now-owner-charged-involuntary-manslaughter/
- The Daily Beasthttps://www.thedailybeast.com/dog-lover-ronda-persall-mauled-to-death-in-jones-chapel-alabama-by-her-neighbors-mutt-dogs
- KKTV CBS 11 Newshttps://www.kktv.com/2022/05/24/woman-killed-by-multiple-dogs-after-they-escape-neighbors-yard-police-say/
- The Sacramento Beehttps://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article261781142.html
- KMPH Fox 26 Newshttps://kmph.com/news/local/selma-woman-tried-in-vain-to-save-brother-in-law-from-dog-mauling
- People Magazinehttps://people.com/crime/california-man-mauled-death-english-bulldogs-focused-harming/
- WHSV 3https://www.whsv.com/2022/06/06/two-family-dogs-attack-kill-70-year-old-woman-sheriff-says/
- NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tennessee-woman-70-found-dead-family-dog-attack-officials-say-rcna32518
- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/elderly-woman-killed-family-dog-savage-attack-tennessee-1713359
- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/harris-county-texas-man-mauled-death-dogs-bike-ride-1737403
- People Magazinehttps://people.com/crime/ohio-woman-mauled-death-pit-bulls-dog-sitting/
- ABC13 Newshttps://wset.com/news/local/greensboro-woman-mauled-to-death-by-two-pit-bulls-family-shares-gofundme-attack-animal-control-police-home-investigation-charges-funeral-911-calls-neighbors
- The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/dog-sitter-pit-bull-north-carolina-b2120126.html
- FOX 4https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-grandmother-of-4-year-old-killed-in-dog-attack-contacted-cps-previously-over-home-concerns
- Dallas Newshttps://www.dallasnews.com/news/2022/07/11/im-devastated-mother-of-4-year-old-girl-who-died-after-dog-attack-speaks-out/
- www.cbsnews.comhttps://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/mother-of-4-year-old-attacked-by-dogs-speaks-out/
- News.dehttps://www.news.de/panorama/856384281/hundeattacke-in-dallas-texas-maedchen-4-von-drei-hunden-zerfleischt-mutmassliche-besitzerin-sah-bei-toedlichem-angriff-einfach-zu/1/
- NBC 5https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/3-dogs-euthanized-after-4-year-old-girl-killed-in-attack/3015674/
- Dallas Newshttps://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2022/07/13/dallas-animal-services-owes-answers-in-dog-mauling-death-of-4-year-old/
- Nolahttps://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_d41bb5e0-01f7-11ed-98ec-ef6c4447ce2f.html
- NOLA.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240331123428/https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/toddler-dies-after-family-dog-bites-him-new-orleans-police-shoot-and-kill-dog/article_a3f434b6-022c-11ed-a954-0ffa5be5e968.html
- Latin Timeshttps://www.latintimes.com/13-month-old-baby-dies-after-being-attacked-mauled-death-family-dog-520869
- People Magazinehttps://people.com/crime/13-month-old-louisiana-boy-mauled-death-family-dog/
- NBC New Yorkhttps://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/long-island-woman-found-dead-mutilated-by-family-dog-in-backyard-police/3797944/
- The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elderly-woman-long-island-pitbull-b2132899.html
- People Magazinehttps://people.com/crime/5-great-danes-believed-to-have-killed-their-owner-in-iowa-ditch/
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/us/florida-mail-carrier-dog-attack.html
- Law & Crimehttps://lawandcrime.com/crazy/postal-worker-mauled-to-death-on-the-job-after-5-dogs-escape-owners-property-and-ignore-warning-shots/
- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/sister-mauled-death-five-pit-bulls-florida-usa-1809914
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- USA Todayhttps://news.yahoo.com/family-dogs-kill-2-tennessee-155341839.html
- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/dogs-maul-toddler-baby-death-horror-attack-tennessee-1749345
- "Children killed, mother injured by family dogs: SCSO"https://wreg.com:443/news/local/children-dead-mother-injured-after-dog-attack-scso/
- The Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-woman-80-out-for/144779900/
- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/woman-80-mauled-death-vicious-attack-1750243
- International Business Timeshttps://www.ibtimes.com/amazon-delivery-driver-found-dead-yard-after-suspected-attack-2-dogs-3628187
- NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amazon-delivery-driver-found-dead-apparent-dog-attack-rcna53834
- Fox 5 New Yorkhttps://www.fox5ny.com/news/amazon-driver-found-dead-missouri-yard-possible-dog-attack-sheriff
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/25/amazon-driver-dies-dogs-shot-apparent-animal-attack
- WBRZ-TV Channel 2 Baton Rouge, LAhttps://www.wbrz.com/news/toddler-in-critical-condition-after-reported-dog-attack-off-hoo-shoo-too-road/
- CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/01/08/us/louisiana-girl-dog-attack-dead/index.html
- USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/08/girl-dies-dog-attack-louisiana/11013603002/
- USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/25/idaho-boy-fatally-mauled-pack-dogs-mother-injured/11118602002/
- CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/02/25/us/texas-fatal-dog-attack-arrest/index.html
- ABC Newshttps://abcnews.go.com/US/elderly-man-killed-woman-critically-injured-horrific-dog/story?id=97456312
- USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/22/rockport-dog-attack-texas-man-mauled-to-death/70342321007/
- East Bay Timeshttps://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/03/09/man-killed-in-jurupa-valley-after-being-attacked-by-four-dogs/#:~:text=A%20Riverside%20man%20was%20killed%20on%20Tuesday,working%20on%20a%20property%20in%20Jurupa%20Valley%2C
- US News & World Reporthttps://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2023-03-08/southern-california-man-is-mauled-to-death-by-4-dogs
- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/2-year-old-boy-fatally-mauled-dog-maryland-attack-1792705
- CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/2-year-old-boy-dies-following-dog-attack-in-frederick-county/
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- CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/man-attacked-by-4-dogs-in-brooklyn-center-dies/
- ABC Newshttps://abcnews.go.com/US/man-dies-after-attack-dogs-pet-sitting-family/story?id=98595283
- The Indianapolis Starhttps://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2023/05/10/marion-county-sheriffs-deputy-identified-as-woman-killed-in-dog-attack/70203649007/
- AP NEWShttps://apnews.com/article/sheriff-deputy-killed-son-injured-dog-attack-indianapolis-18521d6c8bb3ed335cd887436232f48c
- USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/11/woman-killed-by-dog-marion-county-sheriffs-deputy/70206704007/
- USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/26/arizona-dog-attack-sierra-vista/70354982007/
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- Green Valley News & Sahuarita Sunhttps://www.gvnews.com/news/fatal-pit-bull-attack-leads-to-lawsuit/article_75f7c24b-0957-59bb-a948-8b86d1dbb907.html?block_id=3195322
- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/group-dogs-maul-death-man-alabama-1816579
- Miami Heraldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article277820043.html
- USA Todayhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/02/skipperville-alabama-man-killed-dog-attack-euthanized/70511605007
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- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/elderly-man-mauled-death-four-dogs-1816895
- Hawaii News Nowhttps://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/08/02/senseless-tragedy-investigation-underway-after-dog-pack-mauls-elderly-man-death-hawaii-island/
- Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/grandmother-mauled-death-dogs-who-had-escaped-neighbors-home-1824329
- KCRAhttps://www.kcra.com/article/modesto-family-upset-dogs-mauled-great-grandmother/45659390
- Judge balks at short sentence in fatal pit bull attack on Tri-Cities business owner Kennewick woman’s death after pit buhttps://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article290426144.html
- The Washington Timeshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/8/utah-woman-who-had-leg-amputated-due-pit-bull-atta/
- ABC4 Utahhttps://web.archive.org/web/20231204085148/https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/taylorsville-woman-attacked-by-family-of-pit-bulls-dies/
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- USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/11/02/boy-killed-dog-attack-halloween-spokane-washington/71418705007/
- USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/03/wolf-hybrid-alabama-family-pet-killed-3-month-old-boy-authorities/71794626007/
- CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/pet-hybrid-wolf-kills-baby-chelsea-alabama/
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- People Magazinehttps://people.com/oregon-boy-mauled-death-pit-bull-identified-8414386
- Detroit man dies days after being mauled by three dogs, wife sayshttps://apnews.com/article/detroit-man-dies-dog-mauling-91f3f4ce294468e01b011a1e9c8cdfd9
- Owner of dogs involved in tragic mauling of father of six admits dogs have bitten people beforehttps://www.wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/owner-of-dogs-involved-in-tragic-mauling-of-father-of-six-admits-dogs-have-bitten-people-before
- Detroit couple charged in fatal dog mauling of man; Owner admits dogs had bitten people beforehttps://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-couple-charged-in-fatal-dog-mauling-of-man-owner-admits-dogs-had-bitten-people-before
- Fatal dog-mauling lawsuit claims Detroit’s no-kill model is dangeroushttps://www.metrotimes.com/news/fatal-dog-mauling-leads-to-lawsuit-that-claims-detroits-no-kill-model-is-dangerous-36262836
- The Indianapolis Starhttps://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2024/01/30/indianapolis-dog-attack-person-critical-north-kenyon-street-east-side-police-shoot-dog/72406641007/
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- Christian Posthttps://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-mauled-to-death-by-pit-bulls-after-saving-wife-in-attack.html
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- Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-21/13-pit-bulls-euthanized-8-puppies-compton-owner-fatally-mauled
- The Miami Heraldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article285981021.html
- ALhttps://www.al.com/news/2024/02/parents-of-boy-4-killed-in-alabama-dog-attack-speak-out-we-miss-beau.html
- Tampa Free Presshttps://www.tampafp.com/a-community-mourns-after-2-year-old-boy-fatally-attacked-by-dogs-in-alabama/
- People Magazinehttps://people.com/alabama-boy-killed-attacked-by-neighbor-dog-8605658
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- CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-jersey-dog-attack-baby-killed-parents-injured-woodbridge/
- A 1-year-old boy in Connecticut has died after a dog bit him several times1-year-old boy dies from dog attack in East Hahttps://apnews.com/article/child-killed-bitten-dog-connecticut-ac25fbb21d285c93893fec7ec6286c4f
- People Magazinehttps://people.com/1-year-old-toddler-killed-3-dogs-texas-8634076
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- USA TODAYhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/31/dog-mauls-baby-tennessee/73921454007/
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- Moulton Advertiserhttps://www.moultonadvertiser.com/news/article_a04af3ca-256d-4b0b-98c2-f45d825e1265.html
- A 3-year-old Minnesota boy attacked by pit bulls is not expected to surviveFamily says 3-year-old won't survive after Brhttps://apnews.com/article/dog-attack-3yearold-minnesota-b3c4a3d0bcbc6bdedd65d4114519985f
- Peoplehttps://people.com/texas-girl-mauled-death-rottweiler-babysitter-house-8690372
- wafbhttps://www.wafb.com/2024/08/06/she-was-temporary-gift-2-year-old-mauled-death-by-3-rottweilers-babysitters-house/
- Miami Heraldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article290808939.html
- "Calif. Mom Mauled to Death by Dogs as Police Find 25 Great Danes 'Running Loose' Nearby"https://people.com/california-mom-mauled-death-great-danes-running-loose-8696662
- "7 dogs found to be involved in Butte County woman's mauling death, will be euthanized"https://www.kcra.com/article/woman-mauled-to-death-7-great-danes/61892349
- www.cbsnews.comhttps://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/dog-kills-child-in-newark-nj/
- www.rlsmedia.comhttps://www.rlsmedia.com/article/child-mauled-death-pit-bull-newark-second-attack-essex-county-week
- ABC30 Fresnohttps://abc30.com/post/4-year-old-visalia-girl-killed-familys-pit-bull-police-say/15272409/
- KMPHhttps://kmph.com/news/local/4-year-old-girl-dies-after-pitbull-attack
- KENS5https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/child-bit-dangerous-dog-northeast-side-san-antonio/273-520e161f-ef3b-41a1-a3c3-5254467a74db
- NEWS4SAhttps://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/babysitter-indicted-on-three-felonies-after-fatal-dog-attack-on-one-year-old
- MSNhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/crime/general/grand-jury-indicts-converse-woman-in-dog-mauling-that-killed-toddler/ar-AA1wfkjv?ocid=BingNewsVerp&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/new-york-man-killed-by-group-of-dogs-in-backyard/articleshow/114130342.cms
- NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-man-fatally-attacked-group-dogs-backyard-rcna175123
- WNYT.com NewsChannel 13https://wnyt.com/top-stories/police-schenectady-man-died-in-attack-by-eight-or-nine-dogs/
- Lawyer Heraldhttps://www.lawyerherald.com/articles/62688/20250404/arizona-pet-owner-facing-manslaughter-charge-after-his-5-dogs-mauled-man-death-street.htm
- Volusia County dog attack: 5-month-old boy killed by 130-pound dog on mother's birthday, sheriff sayshttps://www.fox35orlando.com/news/5-month-old-killed-dog-volusia-county
- Mother, 29, Leaves Infant with Family for Birthday Dinner, Child Gets Mauled to Death by Doghttps://people.com/mother-29-leaves-infant-with-family-for-birthday-dinner-child-gets-mauled-to-death-by-dog-11783132
- People.comhttps://people.com/woman-mauled-to-death-by-a-pack-of-stray-dogs-at-california-park-11783891