Category Archives: Dog Bite Fatalities

A collection of posts from the DogsBite.org Blog documenting U.S. dog bite fatalities in real time, beginning in 2007. Tags separate specific years.

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Woman Killed by Canines in Letcher County, Eastern Kentucky

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A woman was found dead after being attacked by dogs in Letcher County, Kentucky. Woman Found Dead Letcher County, KY - A woman is dead after being attacked by canines -- dogs presumably, not the rare "death by coyote" possibility. Trina Sandlin, 57, left her home on the evening of June 9 and never returned. "Family members located Sandlin near her home over an embankment and had suffered injuries consistent with an animal attack," states a release by the Kentucky State Police (… [Read full blog post]
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2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Elderly Man Killed by Pit Bulls Near his Front Door in Lawrence County, Alabama

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Willard Norton, 83-years old, was killed by dogs in Lawrence County, Alabama. Dog Owners Arrested UPDATE 04/01/25: Following a grand jury indictment, two people were arrested in connection to a deadly dog mauling that occurred in June. Jonathan Lynn Nix, 56, and his daughter Bridget L. Lamons, 35, were charged with reckless manslaughter, a Class B felony, for the death of Willard Norton Nix and Lamons were booked into the Lawrence County Jail on a $30,000 bond each. Norton,… [Read full blog post]
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2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Pet Husky Attacked, Killed Newborn Sleeping in Crib in Knoxville, Tennessee

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A pet husky attacked, killed a newborn while he slept in his crib in Knoxville, Tennessee. Husky Kills Infant Knoxville, TN - An infant is dead after being bitten on the head by a pet husky. Ezra Mansoor, 6-weeks old, passed away Thursday. The attack occurred on May 24 while the infant was sleeping in a crib. "Ezra was just asleep in his crib -- not crying or anything. And she just attacked out of nowhere," the baby's mother, Chloe Mansoor said. The 8-year old female husky is being he… [Read full blog post]
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2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Boy Killed by Dog Pack in Eagle Butte on the Cheyenne River Reservation 

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A 9-year old boy was killed by a dog pack on the Cheyenne River Reservation. News Release from Tribe Eagle Butte, SD - On Sunday, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe issued a statement about a boy found dead on the reservation Saturday near his bike with injuries that may have contributed to his death. His death is being investigated by the Cheyenne River Tribal Police. "Officials have yet to determine the exact cause" of death. "There is a possibility it may have been the result of a fe… [Read full blog post]