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: Family Guardian Breed Dogs Kill 9-Year Old Girl in Overgaard, Arizona, Mother Says

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A 9-year old girl was killed by family guardian breed dogs in Arizona. Cane Corsos Confirmed UPDATE 08/14/24: According to Facebook's "View edit history" feature, the child's mother updated her original post on August 14, adding the term "cane corso." The post now reads, "For multiple years we had Cane Corso guard dogs that had been trustworthy with our children." The child's family also requested that the dogs be destroyed. "When the Sheriff took the Cane Corso guard dogs,… [Read full blog post]

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Baby Dies Following Attack by 'Two Large Pit Bulls' Inside Apartment in Memphis, Tennessee

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A baby died after being attacked by two large pit bulls at the Cedar Run Apartments. Baby Killed by Dogs Memphis, TN - On Friday afternoon, a 1-year old boy sustained critical injuries after being attacked by two dogs, police said. The boy was transported to a hospital, where he later died. Police were dispatched to the Cedar Run Apartments in the 5900 block of Ridgeland Drive at about 5:20 pm. The dogs were still attacking the child inside an apartment unit when officers arrived… [Read full blog post]

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Woman Killed by Large Dog Pack, Up to 25 Great Danes, in Butte County, California

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Davina Corbin, 56, was killed by a large dog pack on Blackhawk Trail in Feather Falls, Butte County. Adult Dogs Euthanized UPDATE 08/16/24: KCRA reports that all seven of the adult great danes connected to the fatal mauling of Davina Corbin will be euthanized. According to Butte County Public Health, the 18 puppies will be eligible for adoption. Thus, it appears that DNA testing to determine which dog, or dogs, attacked Corbin is not being carried out. All of the adult dogs are… [Read full blog post]

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Two Pit Bulls Kill 3-Month Old Baby Boy on Bidwell Terrace in Rochester, New York

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Prosecutors Charge the Teen Parents with Second-Degree Manslaughter Sulamain Hawkins Jr., 3-months old, was killed by two pit bulls on Bidwell Terrace in Rochester. Manslaughter Charges UPDATE 08/22/24: The parents of a 3-month old boy who was killed by pit bulls earlier this month now face felony charges. Anastasia Weaver and Sulamain Hawkins Sr., both 19, pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter. Prosecutors allege the couple left the infant on the floor in a… [Read full blog post]