Posted on November 5, 2018 by Colleen Lynn

2018 Dog Bite Fatality: Winchester Mother Dies After Pit Bull Mauling Inside Her Home

April Collins, 45, died after being attacked by a pit bull inside her Winchester home.

Husband Charged
UPDATE 01/26/19: The husband of a woman mauled to death by their pit bull in November has been charged with a misdemeanor and a failure to report violation in connection to her death. Christopher Dale Collins, 41, of 403 Verna Drive, faces a charge of second-degree wanton endangerment for allegedly leaving April Collins in a situation that could cause harm. The pit bull had bitten April Collins multiple times in the past, including the night before the fatal mauling.

Only two previous known bites by the pit bull have been released by the Clark County Sheriff's office. On September 29, April was treated at Clark Regional Medical Center for facial wounds -- this bite was reported. On the eve of the fatal mauling, October 31, she was attacked again. Christopher Collins said he did not report that bite because they did not want to lose their dog. On November 1, Collins returned home from work and found April mauled and unresponsive.

Back in November, Sheriff Perdue said that April had older dog bite wounds on her legs too. After the warrant was served on Sunday, detectives said that neighbors and acquaintances had seen other dog bite wounds on April, but those incidents were not reported or documented. Christopher Collins claimed his male pit bull, named Duke, would only attack April "when she was drinking." On the day of the fatal dog attack, he sent her a text: "I dare you to be drunk when I get home."

Toxicology testing confirmed there was alcohol in her system at the time of her mauling death, according to Detective Matt Eversole.

Christopher Collins has a long rap sheet of misdemeanors, including charges of terroristic threatening in the third degree and menacing in 2018. From 2012 to 2014, Collins faced seven charges for violation of a Kentucky domestic violence order and two charges for assault in the fourth degree. He pleaded guilty to eight of them, according to CourtNet, a database that collects court activity in Kentucky counties. Some of these charges can be found in Google Search too.

Wanton endangerment in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor in Kentucky, punishable by up to one year in jail if the person is convicted. Christopher Collins was also charged with failure to report a dog bite, which is a violation, not a misdemeanor. Christopher Collins was released after posting a $1,000 bond. His arraignment is scheduled for February 11 in Clark County District Court. The "fate of Duke," the serial attacker, will be determined by the court.

Various mugshots of Christopher Dale Collins over a period of time found in online searches.

11/05/18: Family Pit Bull Kills Woman
Winchester, KY - A Winchester mother is dead after being fatally attacked by a pit bull in Clark County. April Collins, 45-years old, died Friday morning, the Fayette County Coroner's Office said. Her husband found Collins unresponsive Thursday at 6:30 pm at their home on Verna Drive, Clark County Sheriff Berl Perdue said. Collins was taken to Clark Regional Medical Center then transferred to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, where she died Friday, Perdue said.

Collins "sustained fatal injuries after being attacked by a pit bull in Clark County," according to a news release by the coroner. - LEX 18 News

The woman was alone with the pit bull in the residence when the fatal attack occurred. Collins and her husband own the home, according to the sheriff. The dog was taken into custody and is being held at a local animal shelter, Perdue said. The Fayette County coroner referred all questions about the attack to the Clark County Sheriff’s Department. The sheriff's office continues to investigate the fatal dog mauling. The initial cause of death is "pending" the final autopsy report.

Afternoon Updates

The family pit bull that killed Collins had attacked her two times previously, reports the The Winchester Sun. The first attack occurred on September 29, Sheriff Berl Perdue said. Collins was treated at Clark Regional Medical Center for facial injuries. The dog bit her again on October 31, Perdue said, but that bite was not reported. The attack on Thursday inflicted multiple injuries to her arm, shoulder, face and neck, he said. Perdue noted she had older wounds on her legs too.

Perdue said the couple got the dog in July 2017 when it was nine weeks old. There was also a second pit bull in the home (multi-pit bull household). That dog was not involved in the attack, he said. "This will be a drawn-out investigation," Perdue said. There are many people to interview, especially in the health care field, he said. Criminal charges are applicable for failure to notify authorities of an attack, Perdue said. The sheriff did not mention the role of the victim's husband.

Someone should also be on the hook for failing to tell Collins that aggressive behaviors in pit bulls are often first seen when they reach sexual maturity, the same age as this dog, about 18 months old. If that occurs, the behavior typically increases, as vividly demonstrated in this case. That Collins also had "older wounds" on her legs is similar to battered wife syndrome; just replacing an abusive husband with a known aggressive dog. Health care officials should indeed be interviewed.

Pit Bulls Killing Their Owners

Finally, we are again discussing pit bulls killing their owners. Since January, pit bulls have inflicted 7 of the 10 deadly "owner attacks." Nearly one-third of all deaths this year involve dogs killing their owner or primary caretaker. Of these 10 deaths, 2 involve an owner killed while trying to break up a dogfight between a pit bull and another dog. In 4 cases, the dog had previously attacked or shown human aggression, and in 2 cases, the dog had attacked animals before killing its owner.

In the evening update by LEX 18, we learn that before the death of Collins, the couple had a Beware of the Dog sign on their front door, apparently to warn visitors. Sheriff Perdue stated that in the October 31 attack, just one day before the dog inflicted the fatal attack, the pit bull had bitten both Collins and her husband. Neither sought medical attention at that time, Perdue said. He also said that his office has never dealt with an animal attack as severe as the one that killed Collins.

View the DogsBite.org Google State Map: Kentucky Fatal Pit Bull Attacks.

Baseline reporting requirements:
Law enforcement departments across the United States should release consistent "baseline" information to the media and the public after each fatal dog mauling, including these items.

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Colleen Lynn

Footage Captures Daring Rescue by First Responders, After Dramatic 'Owner Attack' Inflicted by a Family Pit Bull

First responders rescue a woman after she was attacked by her own pit bull.

Raw News Footage
Mobile, AL - In a dramatic "owner attack" inflicted by a family pit bull, raw news video shows Mobile Fire and Rescue pulling a 51-year old woman out of a window of her home in the 4300 block of Government Blvd. Both of her hands were paritally severed in the attack. The 38-minute footage by NBC 15 shows the woman being hoisted through a window onto a gurney (8:30). First responders quickly wrap yellow plastic over her body once she is placed onto the gurney.

Animal control appears on scene next to a haul off the animal. A male pit bull with blood on its coat is seen being taken from the home by a catchpole (19:00). WKRG footage captures police boarding up the window afterward -- first responders had to break the window to rescue the woman. A person close to the family said the pit bull belonged to the woman. The dog also had a history of dog aggression, the person said. There were three dogs in the victim's household.

In the news report released by NBC 15, they state that first responders first pried open the front door, but the attacking pit bull was still inside. So they yelled out to the woman and discovered which room she was in then quickly broke the nearest window to reach her. The "window rescue" was necessary because apparently shooting the dog was not an option and, of course, animal control could not arrive in time -- nor can any department respond as quickly as police and fire.

A commenter on the NBC 15 Facebook thread claims he lived "next-door to that dog for two years" and that the dog had previously attacked the victim. The dog "should've been put down eight months ago when it attacked her the first time when she needed 200 stitches." Ken Dombroski Jr., goes on to say the pit bull also charged his dog, a pit bull-mix named Rufus. The victim's sister told NBC 15 she got the dog two years ago and "has no clue what happened."

Dramatic owner attack by family pit bull in Mobile

A neutered family pit bull was taken into custody after attacking its owner in Mobile, Alabama.

Pit Bulls Attacking Their Owners

So far this year, pit bulls have inflicted six deadly "owner attacks." Of the 22 fatal pit bull attacks since January, 68% (15) involved a pit bull killing a family member. There have been many high profile nonfatal "owner attacks" by pit bulls involving dramatic rescues as well. In September, firefighters in Springfield, Ohio had to climb through a window to rescue Kathy Engle, 51, and a 4-year old child she was babysitting from Engle's own attacking pit bull, which had a bite history.

Also in September, a Des Moines police officer sped onto a woman's front lawn and shot the pit bull attacking her. Sandra Riggan, 49, was moving out of her home with the help of two movers, when her own pit bull suddenly attacked her. "I thought I was going to see her die in front of me today," said her friend Pamela Dishman, who witnessed the attack. "It was horrible. I mean, I'm watching my friend and she's being attacked, almost killed it seems like," Dishman said.

Riggan later posted graphic photographs of her injuries on her Facebook page and her GoFundMe page, where not a single donation was ever left. In a September 8 post -- one day after the violent attack -- Riggan stated in a Facebook post showing a photo of her three pit bulls, I "still love my dogs." In a September 22 post, Riggan claims the attack was redirected aggression. The male pit bull was actually after the movers, but attacked her instead because he could not reach them.

"He stopped attacking as long as I was letting him try to get in the house at those movers." - Sandra Riggan, Facebook, September 22, 2018

In August, firefighters in West Palm Beach had to climb through a second story window to rescue two people after their pit bull attacked them. Neighbors told CBS 12 the owners knew the dog was vicious. There was even a Beware of Dog sign on their door. The pit bull apparently "barricaded" its owners upstairs after the attack, forcing firefighters to enter through the window. That is your tax dollars at work, saving pit bull owners from their own dogs with a known history of aggression.

In July, police in Taylor Mill, Kentucky carried out the dramatic rescue of two pit bull owners. When police arrived the family pit bull was actively attacking one of its owners in the backyard, while its owner moaned, "Shoot it please." The officer open fired on the dog. "On more shot," the officer shouted. "He's still breathing, put him out of his misery." When police stepped into the home, it looked like the scene of a massacre with blood on the floor, furniture and up and down the walls.

Family members said the 4-year old pit bull, named Rocky, did not have a history of aggression. The injured owner lying in the backyard, who was "bleeding out everywhere" and required an ambulance, "ASAP," according to police officers at the scene, uttered to the officers, "That dog, he's been good forever. And thank you for killing him." All-in-all, Rocky the "good" family pit bull, viciously attacked two family members, sending both of them to the hospital with serious injuries.

Summary

Though details in the most recent dramatic "owner attack" by a pit bull in Mobile, Alabama remain light, there is evidence the pit bull was dog-aggressive, yet was living in a home with two other dogs. The victim's partially severed hand injuries are also indicative of trying to break up a dog fight involving a pit bull. The naïve saying, "It could never happen to me" or worse, "It could never happen to me again," routinely leads to severe and fatal bite injuries to owners of pit bulls.

Six days after the "owner attack" in Mobile, a neighbor started a GoFundMe page for the victim and identified her as Bambi Reynolds Morrow. At least one hand had to be amputated in the days following the attack. Both of her arms, hands and one leg were severely injured in the attack.

Mobile Fire & Rescue pull a woman through a window after she was attacked by her pit bull.

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Colleen Lynn

2018 Dog Bite Fatality: Texas Woman Dies After Being Horribly Mauled by a 'Solid White' Mastiff in Hunt County

Kristie Kelley, 44, is one of five women in 2018 whose husband arrived home to find his spouse severely injured or dead due to a vicious dog mauling. All five women, ages 28 to 64, died.

Kelley was killed by her husband's solid white mastiff, a dogo Argentino, not a "short haired white fila Brazilia." Kelley is the second spouse in 2018 killed by her husband's breeding dogo.

In 2018, 80% of dog bite fatality victims, ages 28 to 64, were female. This is a sharp rise from the 13-year average of 54%. We looked more closely at Kelley's death to try to understand why.

Hunt County Sheriff's Office Report

UPDATE 01/28/19: On October 23, Kristie Kelley, 44-years old, was violently attacked by a mastiff at her home. She died four days later. We were able to obtain the police report through an Open Records request. The report tells the story of one of the five women in 2018 whose husband arrived home to find his spouse severely injured or dead due to a vicious dog mauling. In Kelley's case, she was also one of two spouses in 2018 killed by a dogo Argentino used for breeding.1

Kelley was married to Avrin Massey. At the time of the attack, a male dogo was being kept outside in a fenced pen and a female mastiff-mix in heat, not implicated in the attack, was inside the home. The Hunt County Sheriff's report opens ominously. EMS had to transport Kelley to a Quicker Liquor store nearby because family members arriving at the home were "becoming hostile towards them." The Quicker Liquor location was also used as the helicopter landing zone.

Massey told deputies that when he arrived home, he saw the gate to the enclosed pen in the backyard was open and pieces of clothing were on the ground. He then went into the home. "Once in the residence, he found blood on the living room floor and located Kelley in the hallway," states the report. Kelley had severe lacerations to all four of her limbs. She was transported to the landing zone at Quicker Liquor on Highway 224 in Greenville then airlifted to Medical City Plano.

"Massey stated this is not the first time Kelley has been bit by this dog." Previously the dog had bitten her hand, states the report.

According to Massey, "once he was able to get his bearings" after finding Kelley injured, he called 911. He then "laid the phone down beside his wife and she was actually talking to 911 giving them the address," states the report. "Massey stated he did this because he was so excited, upset and crying that the 911 operator could not understand him." He then located the dog and contained it in the outdoor pen. He then fetched his shotgun, returned to the pen and shot the dog, killing it.

Massey stated he had been keeping both dogs in the house while he worked on the outdoor pen. Once finished, he did not place both dogs inside, but poured concrete along the bottom of the fence line to ensure the mastiffs could not dig out. After the concrete dried, he put the male in the pen and left the female inside the home because she was in heat. "Massey stated this was the first and only day the male was in the outside enclosure away from the female that is in heat."

Massey stated, "He does not know what happened or what caused the attack." He believes Kelley "had to have opened the gate." Massey did not believe the dog could have opened it. Photographs taken of the dog inside the pen after it was shot show the dog with its left front leg fully protruding outside of the pen. One can also see the distinctly all white dog with a black nose. Dogo Argentino breeders must inbreed hard to maintain this -- the 100% white coat with black nose colors.

Dogo Argentino Breeders

Last June, there were two back-to-back dogo Argentino attacks both involving the spouses of breeders. One was fatal and the other involved life-threatening injuries. The fatality victim was 28-year old Jenna Sutphin of Calvert County, Maryland. She and her fiancé owned a pair of breeding dogos and had advertised puppies on Facebook. The male attacker's sire, Ch Yego Del Valor Blanco, and dam were both from Valor Blanco Kennel, which operates out of Maryland and Texas.

The attack in Fairfield, California involved a 29-year old woman. There were up to 20 dogos in the couple's "yard of kennels" at the time. The victim's husband operated Dogos Del Gran Patron, a Bay Area kennel. It's website and social media accounts were removed after the brutal attack. By the age of 28, Sutphin lost her life and the other woman will suffer lifelong disfigurement. The stakes are high when breeding a ferocious fighting breed that is banned in multiple countries.

Then there is Kelley, whose Greenville home is located under 17 miles away from a Greenville-based dogo Argentino kennel named Solid Kennels. Greenville's population is only 27 thousand people. We thought this was startling. Furthermore, the dogo Argentino Kennel website lists dogo kennels in all 50 states. Two of the three kennels listed for Texas are Solid Kennels and Valor Blanco Kennels. We already know that Valor Blanco produced an offspring that killed a person.

Lingering Questions

Why would Massey state that his dogo was a "male short haired white fila Brazilia" (AKA fila Brasileiro)? The two mastiff breeds have significant differences in physical characteristics. The Filas have very pronounced jowls, thick, loose skin, and are virtually always fawn, black or brindle. According to the breed standard, "white marks" are permitted on the feet, chest and tip of tail. "White markings exceeding one quarter of the body," is considered a "serious fault."

It can be argued the killer dog is a dogo Argentino-cross or a mastiff-American bulldog cross. However, it is not a solid white fila Brasileiro.

Nine days after Kelley's husband finds her horribly injured by a mastiff, a husband in Kentucky will return from work to find his wife horribly mauled by a pit bull. The dog that killed April Collins had attacked her in the past, including the night before the fatal attack. Like Kelley, Collins was airlifted to a trauma center and never left there alive. Collins' husband is now being charged with second-degree wanton endangerment for allegedly leaving his wife in a situation that could cause harm.

Finally, what about the recently built outdoor pen with concrete poured at the fence line to prevent Massey's breeding mastiffs from digging out? Massey stated the male dog had only been in the pen for one day before brutally attacking his wife. But we see in the photograph there is already a gaping hole in the fencing -- the dog's whole left leg is protruding out. Apparently, it only took one day for this dog to wreak havoc on the new enclosure. These are zero margin of error dogs.

Summary

2018 marks a year when 78% of dog bite fatality victims were female vs. male, a sharp rise from the 13-year average of 49%. Because women statistically outlive men, females usually dominate deaths in the ≥ 70 age group. But in 2018, females also dominated deaths in victims ages 28 to 64 with a stunning 80% vs. the 13-year average of 54%. Also, when you break this down for 2018, 67% (10 of 15) of victims ages 28 to 64 were the owners of the dogs or wives of the owners.

Of this same subset of 15 victims, ages 28 to 64, 80% were killed by pit bulls and 20% by mastiff-types. Five of these deaths involved a husband returning home to find his wife horribly mangled by one of these breeds or already dead. Kelley was one of these victims, as was April Collins, Susan Sweeney and two others. Kelley will be remembered as a brave and lovely person, who while still conscious after the vicious dog mauling, was the only person willing to direct 911 to her home.

Dogo argentino - hunt county dog mauling

The fatal attacker, a solid white mastiff, seen in its enclosure after being shot to death.

10/29/18: Woman Dies After Mauling
Hunt County, TX - A woman died in a hospital after being attacked by a dog, the Hunt County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. On October 23, about 10 pm, a deputy responded to a home in the 2500 block of County Road 4311 after a report that a woman had been attacked by her dog and needed an ambulance. An American Medical Response unit was dispatched with the deputy. The victim was then airlifted to a trauma hospital in Collin County due to the severity of her injuries.

The victim has been identified as Kristie Kelley, 44-years old of Neylandville, who died while hospitalized on October 27.

The sheriff's office said that a preliminary investigation determined the female victim was alone with the dog when the attack occurred. Her husband discovered her inside the residence when he arrived home. Both the victim and her husband reside at the home and were the owners of the attacking dog. The Criminal Investigation Division was notified Saturday the woman died while in the hospital. Authorities are awaiting a final autopsy report from the medical examiner's office.

Though initial media reports did not contain breed information, a subsequent report states the attacking dog is a mastiff-type. The victim also has a mastiff-type dog in her Facebook photo album. The image was published in December 2017 and shows a recently pregnant female brindle wearing a baseball cap. In early October, a woman in Las Vegas was mauled to death by a male mastiff-mix her family had adopted from The Animal Foundation just three days earlier.

So far in 2018, nearly one-third (9 of 30) of all recorded dog bite fatalities have been violent attacks upon their owners or caretakers; the people who love, feed and care for these dogs. Six of these owner deaths involved pit bulls, two deaths involved mastiff-mixes and one death involved a dogo Argentino. One-third of these deaths involved a "rescued or rehomed" dog. In the month of October, there have been 6 fatal dog attacks and 5 involved a dog killing a family member.

A female mastiff-type dog seen in the victim's Facebook album -- posted in December 2017.

1The solid white mastiff was shot to death by its owner before police arrived. There are no photographs of the dog standing in the sheriff's report.

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Colleen Lynn

2018 Dog Bite Fatality: Child Dies After Deputies Arrive to Family Pit Bull 'Slinging the Child Around' in its Mouth

Triniti Harrell, 1-year old, died of her injuries after being attacked by a family pit bull.

Child Dies of Injuries
Rocky Mount, NC - The Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed today that Triniti Harrell has died. Last Monday, deputies arrived to the scene of a family dog slinging the 1-year old child around in its mouth. A fast-acting deputy shot and killed the dog. Triniti was airlifted to a trauma center with life-threatening injuries. On Friday, family friends reported on Facebook that she had no blood flow to her brain. On Sunday, a post stated that she had been removed from life support.

During the frantic 911 call, the child's mother can be heard screaming repeatedly, "Kilo STOP!" The dog's name was not stated in media reports last week, which transcribed parts of the call. The mother's boyfriend, who lives at the home where the attack occurred, owns a pit bull named Kilo that is about 8-years old, according to his Facebook posts. In a 2014 photograph of Kilo, he wrote, "hate he like to kill shit but o well I love him either way (haha those poor lil bunnies" [sic].

Case Background

On October 22, Edgecombe County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of a family dog actively attacking a 1-year old child in the 12000 block of NC 43 North in Rocky Mount. The mother was trying to stab the dog to get it to release her child. "Detective Whitaker was one of the first officers on scene and observed the dog slinging the child around in its mouth. Detective Whitaker acted quickly and shot and killed the dog," states a release issued by the sheriff's office on the 24th.

The child was airlifted to Vidant Medical Center with life-threatening injuries then transferred to UNC Children's Hospital in Chapel Hill.

On Wednesday, Sheriff Clee Atkinson gave a press conference. The family dog was a 6-year old pit bull-mix. Officers described the attack "as the pit bull shaking a baby doll," Atkinson said. "That’s how aggressive it was." Atkinson said the deputy "saved that baby's life," and commended his precise shooting. "A lot of law enforcement officers would have been hesitant to take that shot," Atkinson said. "We're looking at inches." The child was later identified as Triniti Harrell.

We may never know why the dog attacked, Atkinson said. "I just want to say that I have not slept and my deputies have not slept since the injuries, the incident." The attack and injuries were so traumatic, Atkinson called it "character building." He asked for prayers from the public. "One of the things that hit home for us," Atkinson said, "is a lot of my deputies have small children. I want the public and the citizens to continue to pray for us. Because it's a character building moment."

On Thursday, text from the chilling 911 call was released. The dispatcher suggested ways for the child's mother, Miranda Harrell, to get the pit bull to release the child. First, by shoving a stick into the dog's mouth to pry its jaws open. Next, by hitting the dog with a pan or a shovel to halt the attack. Next, the dispatcher asks Harrell, "Can you run in the house and grab a steak knife or something? If you will run in the house and get a knife, I will tell you how to get him off her."

"Ma'am, yelling at him is not going to change anything. I need you to find something sharp, and I'll explain to you how to get the dog off of her," the dispatcher tells her.

After a couple minutes, she runs into her house and grabs a knife, and the dispatcher instructs her how to slit the dog's throat.

"Cut him across the bottom of his neck. It's going to release his jaw muscles. He won't have a choice but to let go," he says.

"I'm trying. The blade isn't sharp enough," Harrell says. - WRAL.com

What is remarkable about the dispatcher is that he or she appears trained in methods to stop a pit bull attack, given the reality of the objects the mother might have within her reach. After the dispatcher states, "I've got everybody I can get en route to you," the first suggestion is a break stick. The problem is, not many pit bull owners know how to use one. The next instruction is to try to "knock the dog out" by hitting it extremely hard on the top if its head with a pan or shovel.

Then the suggestion moves to a sharp object -- lethal intervention. As each minute passes, the pit bull goes deeper into the zone, where "they don’t feel the pain anymore," according to Cesar Millan. The only option left is lethal intervention. "I need you to do anything you can do with that to make that dog let go. The dog's life is not a concern to me at this point," states the dispatcher, who knows this is a potential fatal dog mauling. We've never seen this level of training before!

Throughout the harrowing 10 minute call, Harrell pleaded, "I can't get him off" and "She's dying please help." As the mother struggles with a knife too dull to fulfill its lethal task, the deputy arrived. He shot the dog once, which did not stop the dog, then shot it again, killing it. Triniti was clinging to life when she was flown to Vidant Medical Center. News reports later stated she was in stable condition, but that is not what family and friends have been saying on Facebook.

This pit bull-mix was described as a family pet for six years prior to unleashing an explosive, unpredictable attack while interacting with the small child. During the press conference, one reporter asked if the deputy was wearing a bodycam. Understandably, Sheriff Atkinson did not initially answer the question, but later said, "No, no, no." This horrific and deadly attack by a family pit bull follows another family pit bull killing a man in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in August.

Listen to the 911 call released in full by News Channel 12 that we first heard on October 28.

On 10/22/18, The Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a dog actively attacking a one year old child at 12039 NC 43 North, Rocky Mount. The dog was the family’s dog. The mother of the child was trying to stab the dog to get it off of the child. Deputies responded. Detective Whitaker was one of the first officers on scene and observed the dog slinging the child around in its mouth. Detective Whitaker acted quickly and shot and killed the dog.

Edgecombe County Rescue Squad and deputies on scene performed emergency first aid on the child to try to stabilize her as she was clinging to life at this point. She was transported to the hospital and then flown to Vidant Pitt for treatment. At this time, her status is believed to be stable.

Out of respect for the family, we are not releasing any names or identifying information at this time. We ask that everyone keep the little girl and her family in their thoughts and prayers. We hope for a full recovery for the little girl. No charges are expected in this matter. - Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office 10/24/18

Triniti Harrell, slinging child around pit bull mix kills

In the 911 call, the mother repeatedly screams "Kilo STOP!" Her boyfriend owns a pit bull named Kilo that is about 8-years old. Initially, we had thought a different family pit bull, named Major, was the only pit bull in the household. Kilo is not a pit bull "mix." View a PDF of both dogs.

Triniti Harrell, slinging the child around pit bull

A Beware of the Dog sign hung on the front of the family's home near Rocky Mount, NC.

View the DogsBite.org Google State Map: North Carolina Fatal Pit Bull Attacks.

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