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.

2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 8-Year Old Girl Killed by Chained Rottweiler-Mix in Beaver County

Brianna Shanor, 8-years old, was killed by a chained rottweiler-mix in Hanover. Charges Unlikely UPDATE 01/21/09: Police say that they don't expect to charge the owner of the dog that killed 8-year old Brianna. "Trooper Matthew Roth said the dog that killed Brianna Shanor Monday evening was chained, and the girl had been warned to stay away from him." Yet, it is well documented that the combination of a chained and powerful breed of dog, like a rottweiler, is extremely danger… [Read full blog post]

2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Olivia Rozek, 3-Weeks Old, Killed by Family Husky

Olivia Rozek, 3-weeks old, was pulled from her bed and killed by a rescued husky. Officials Probe Death archived UPDATE 01/21/09: Police officials continue to investigate the death of a 3-week old baby girl. Bourbonnais Police Chief Joe Beard first described the incident as a mauling. The dog dragged Olivia Rozek, who was a twin born the day after Christmas, by her head through a hallway. The mother told police the twins were lying on the bed while she was in the kitchen cooking… [Read full blog post]

2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Brooklynn Grace Milburn Killed by Rottweiler in Forth Worth, Texas

Brooklynn Milburn, 3-years old, was mauled to death by a neighbor's rottweiler. No Charges Expected UPDATE 01/24/09: A family representative has spoken to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Jeremy Moore said that Brooklynn Milburn and her 5-year-old brother, Daniel, were playing while her grandfather was in the kitchen cooking. Brooklynn slipped out the back door into the yard and had "moved a heavy metal table" that covered a small hole in the fence separating the two yards,… [Read full blog post]

2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Cheyenne Peppers, 5-Years Old, Killed by 3 Family Pit Bulls

David Peppers, Cheyenne's father, talks about the unbearable loss of this daughter. Father Wants New Laws UPDATE 01/15/09: David Peppers, Cheyenne's father, told WALB that he does not want anyone else to go through what he's gone through. He hopes to prevent the immense pain he has suffered since his daughter's death. He says big changes need to come to Thomas County. He wants laws in place for people who own dangerous dogs like pit bulls and consequences for owners of dogs tha… [Read full blog post]