In the 15-year period of 2005 through 2019, canines killed 521 Americans. Pit bulls contributed to 66% (346) of these deaths. Combined, pit bulls and rottweilers contributed to 76% of the total recorded deaths. | More »
Trena Peed, 46, was killed by two pit bulls she was dog sitting at her Greensboro home.
Pit Bulls Kill Woman
Greensboro, NC - A woman is dead after being attacked by two pit bulls she was caring for at her home. Trena Peed, 46-years old, was dog sitting two pit bulls when she let them out into the backyard of her home in the 1100 block of Vance Street at about 2:00 am Thursday. Just after she let the dogs out, neighbors heard her crying out loudly for help. WGHP listened to the 911 call made by a neighbor, "It’s dark. All I hear is her yelling and her dogs over there attacking her."
Hours after her death, her daughter, Waynesha Peed, created a GoFundMe to help pay for funeral expenses. "Early this morning, my mom was tragically taken away from us by a vicious attack from a dog," she wrote. She also shared the recent tragedies her family has suffered. "My siblings, grandmother, family, & I are heartbroken at her sudden passing. She has endured and overcame so much, most recently losing two of her sons two years apart, both by tragic car accidents."
Ja-h Quan Peed, 14-years old, was killed by a car while crossing a multi-lane road in Fayetteville in 2017. Ja-h Quan was a seventh grader at Westover Middle School. "No one knows the pain that I feel without you being here," Trena shared with WRAL. In 2019, Eric Lee Peed, 24-years old, was killed in a traffic collision involving a tractor-trailer in Southampton County, Virginia. All four people in the car that rear-ended the stopped tractor-trailer in the road were killed, police said.
A friend who knew Trena from church posted on Facebook, "This breaks my heart. This young lady grew up going to church with us and has suffered so much loss in her young life, losing two children to accidents, and now she was attacked by a dog and died." Waynesha hopes to raise enough funds to "bring her home to Virginia & make arrangements for her homegoing service." Anything given is greatly appreciated, she said, and please "keep praying over our family."
Greensboro Police, Greensboro Fire and Guildford County Animal Control were dispatched to the home on Vance Street. Police shot and killed one of the pit bulls to stop the attack. "Shots fired," could be heard on traffic radio, reports WGHP. "I got one dog down, itʼs another one out here." The other pit bull was taken into custody and is currently being held in quarantine at Guildford County Animal Services. The owner of the two pit bulls was not identified by officials or media reports.
Dog Sitting Pit Bulls
Every year, multiple people are killed while dog sitting one or more pit bulls. Last year was no exception. In September, Amber LaBelle, 42, was killed by a large pit bull she was dog sitting in Oregon. Her two daughters, 5 and 8, witnessed the violent attack. In August, Rhoda Wagner, 60, was killed by three pit bulls she was dog sitting in Pennsylvania. In June, Rebecca McCurdy, 28, was killed by two pit bulls while she was house sitting for the dogs' owner in rural Oklahoma.
The most controversial fatal pit bull mauling in 2021 also involved dog sitting. The attack occurred in Garner, North Carolina, about 85 miles east of Greensboro. Jayden Henderson, 7-years old, was attacked and killed by her neighbor's two pit bulls her family had been caring for while their owners were out of town. Her mother suffered severe injuries trying to stop the attack. After Jayden's death, the owners, Joseph and Amanda White, fought to get the dogs returned to them.
Greensboro Police responded to the scene and shot and killed one of the attacking pit bulls.
Trena Peed was killed by two pit bulls she was dog sitting at her home on Vance Street.
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Three pit bulls dragged Rebecca Hatcher into a ditch and nearly killed her in Magnolia, Texas.
Owner Faces Felony UPDATE 11/21/22: Last week, the owner of three pit bulls that nearly killed a woman in June was arrested and charged with a third-degree felony under the Texas felony dog attack law. Angela Nicole Leach, 34, of Magnolia, was arrested on November 14, 2022. She is currently being held at the Montgomery County Jail under a $20,000 bond. The other owner of the dogs, Mitchell Weemes, was killed in an unrelated shooting during an argument at a gas station back in July.
In mid-June, Rebecca Hatcher was viciously attacked by the dogs while walking near her home in the 37000 block of Pine Bark in the Hazy Hollow Subdivision. Her neighbor, Tammy Remey, found her lying in a ditch nearly dead. "She had holes in her, like about this big in her legs,” Remey said at the time. “She picked up her head and all you could see was just blood everywhere. All over her.” Hatcher remained in the ICU at Herman Memorial hospital in The Woodlands for five weeks.
Hatcher’s sister-in-law, Victoria, praised the efforts law enforcement. She hopes that Hatcher is now eligible for the Texas Crime Victims’ Compensation fund. “Now if we can get Texas Crime Victims to help out Rebecca Hatcher with her million-dollar medical bills,” she wrote. “My sister-in-law was denied help by the Montgomery County Hospital District. She is unable to get medical insurance, apparently doesn’t qualify for DSSI,” and may never be able to physically work again.
07/30/22: Male Owner Shot and Killed
On Friday, July 15, 2022, the male owner of three pit bulls that attacked Rebecca Hatcher on June 20 in the Hazy Hollow Subdivision was shot and killed during a verbal altercation at Mike's Grocery Store #5 in the 30200 block of SH 249. Mitchell Allen Weemes, 24 of Magnolia, was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooter, Daniel David-Joseph Ryan III, 22, of Pinehurst, has been arrested and charged with murder. The motive of the fatal shooting is currently unknown.
A July 12 update on Hatcher's GoFundMe states that she is making progress, but her wounds have become infected. "She is still going into surgery every other day to have her serious wounds cleaned," states her brother, Chris Hatcher. She is also "starting to get weaned off her trache and with hopes should begin advanced speech therapy soon," he said. No one knows when she'll be able to come home, he said. Chris also stated that her wounds have a bacterial infection.
"Rebecca does have a bacterial infection. We had to wear gloves and protective gowns when we were with her." - Chris Hatcher
Since we published this post on June 30, Freddy Garcia, 71-years old, was killed by a pack of pit bull-mixes on July 18 while walking to a store in Fort Bend County, Texas. He was airlifted to Memorial Hermann hospital in downtown Houston, where he died. "He did nothing to provoke those animals," Sheriff Eric Fagan said. "The dogs just attacked him for no reason and for no provocation." Hatcher remains hospitalized at Memorial Hermann hospital in The Woodlands.
Also, since June 30, Michele Sheeks, 44-years old, died after being attacked by seven dogs while walking down a road on April 28 in Red Bay, Alabama. Sheeks was rushed to a trauma center with critical injuries, where she remained until her death on July 12. Sheeks was one of two victims. The same dogs killed an Alabama Public Health employee on April 29, one day after her attack. Two weeks before Sheeks died, bacterial and fungal infection had developed in her wounds.
06/30/22: Judge Orders Dogs Destroyed
Montgomery County, TX - One day after Nicolas Vasquez died of catastrophic injuries due to a violent pit bull mauling in northeast Harris County, a woman lies in similar circumstances in the adjacent county of Montgomery. Like Vasquez, who was walking down a street when three loose pit bull-mixes dragged him into a ditch and mauled him, the same thing happened to Rebecca Hatcher, who remains in the ICU at Memorial Hermann hospital after multiple surgeries.
Her brother, Chris Hatcher, organized a GoFundMe for her. "All we know at this time is that, on June 20, 2022, my sister was attacked somewhere in Magnolia by possibly 3-5 dogs, left in a ditch, and rushed to Memorial Herman in The Woodlands, where she is currently in ICU," he states. Hatcher sustained bites to her neck, back and extremities, including serious damage to her trachea. She has undergone multiple critical surgeries and blood transfusions while hospitalized.
Back in March, Kyleen Waltman, 38, was viciously attacked by two pit bull-mixes and a mixed-breed while walking down a road in Honea Path, South Carolina. Like Vasquez and Hatcher, the dogs pulled her into a ditch and inflicted catastrophic injuries. Vasquez had both legs below the knee amputated before dying and Waltman had both arms amputated up to the shoulder. Waltman remains alive, and "keeps getting denied for Medicaid and her disability," states her fundraiser.
The dogs attacked Hatcher in the 37000 block of Pine Bark in the Hazy Hollow Subdivision just after 10:30 pm. She had been walking home and was only about 100 feet from her house at the time. Tammy Remey, a neighbor, who is featured in the Montgomery County Police Reporter video, heard Hatcher screaming and ran outside. She got into her car and drove toward the screams. She found Hatcher in the ditch. The dogs were "attacking her, tearing her up," she said.
She called 911, who told her not to get out of her vehicle and that help would arrive soon. Remey then describes the scene in horrifying detail. "She had holes in her, like about this big in her legs," she said. "She picked up her head and all you could see was just blood everywhere. All over her. She was in a pink and white dress." At some point, Hatcher stopped screaming. Remey thought the dogs had killed her. Emergency responders transported her by ambulance to the hospital.
Remey is shaken in the video. Yet her commentary is candid and vivid. When she said, "She was in a pink and white dress," time stopped for us. When she said, "She walked by those dogs all the time," it was impossible for us to count how many times we have heard that phrase before, specifically about violent maulings by multiple pit bulls to passersby. Familiarity does not stop unpredictable pit bull violence when only one pit bull is involved, much less a group of them.
Remey remains in close contact with Hatcher's mother to see how she is doing. She's also in touch with the detective on the case and Montgomery County Animal Services, where the dogs are quarantined. While holding her baby boy in her arms, Remey showed the reporter the ditch the dogs dragged Hatcher into. "This is her hair," she points out to the reporter, who states "Oh my gosh!" This is where she was laying, she explained. "The dogs steadily ripping her," she said.
The three pit bulls that dragged Rebecca Hatcher into a ditch in Magnolia, nearly killing her.
The video was shot and uploaded on June 29. At that time, Chris Hatcher said his sister's condition was improving. She was able to write on a notepad and was able to move her legs, he said. Doctors said she could be hospitalized for another two weeks or longer. She still cannot breath on her own and is on a ventilator, Chris said. Hatcher has no insurance and is currently unemployed. "Anything you can donate is greatly appreciated," states the fundraiser.
Also on June 29, a hearing to determine the fate of the dogs was held in the Montgomery County Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Matt Masden’s Courtroom. The owner of the dogs, Mitchell Weemes, attended the hearing. After listening to both sides, Judge Masden ordered the dogs destroyed. "Weemes broke down asking the Judge to see his dogs. Masden told Animal Control to give him 48 hours to do so before the dogs were destroyed," states the Police Reporter.1
It is unknown if criminal charges against Weemes are being considered. Weemes, who is seen in the video, told Judge Masden that he had paid a friend to watch his three dogs. The friend resided across the street from the witness. The rear of the house is fenced, but not the front. Weemes is seen with one of his pit bulls in two dark grainy photographs on his Facebook page. It's too bad the Police Reporter did not film the vicious dog hearing where Weemes "broke down" like a baby.
The owner of the pit bulls, Mitchell Weemes, seen with one of his dogs on his Facebook page.
1On the same day Weemes' pit bulls were ordered destroyed, Masden ordered another pit bull destroyed after it attacked a child's face. On June 17, 2022, the child was visiting her father when his roommate's pit bull snapped at her face. The child's mother, Paige Ashbaugh, said she always thought they were beautiful dogs until this incident.
An archive of U.S. children and adults mauled to death by rottweilers since 1978.
DogsBite.org - Combining DogsBite.org dog bite fatality statistics with research provided by a volunteer produced a significant archival collection of fatal rottweiler attacks dating back to 1978. Of the 131 victims recorded from 1978 through July 2024, 75% (98) were children ages 11-years and younger. Of these children, the large majority, 71% (70), were ages 4-years and younger. California sustained the most fatal rottweiler attacks (16) during this period, followed by Texas (14).
07/29/24: Adaya Fisher, 2-years old (Houston, TX) Killed by three rottweilers inside her babysitter's home
07/06/24: Adult John Doe, 87-years old (Houston, TX) Killed by a dog pack involving two rottweiler-mixes
10/08/23: Jessica Wauters, 59-years old (Tomball, TX) Killed by her pet rottweiler in the backyard of her home
01/21/23: Kellan Boner, 7-years old (Fort Hall Reservation, ID) Killed by a pack of dogs, at least two being rottweilers
06/03/22: Debbie Boyd, 70-years old (Sevier County, TN) Killed by two pet rottweilers inside her home
01/29/22: Olivia Floyd, 7-years old (Waynesboro, VA) Killed by step-grandfather's neutered rottweiler
09/02/21: Sally Rogers, 91-years old (Bloomfield Township, MI) Killed by rottweiler while living at the home of her daughter
08/10/21: Ryan Foster, 19-months old (Brooklyn, NY) Killed by grandparent's rottweiler that was used for "security"
05/25/21: Malia Scott Winberry, 10-months old (Johnston County, NC) Killed by her family's pair of "fixed" rottweilers "with papers"
05/09/21: Elliott Sherwin, 4-years old (Jefferson County, MT) Killed by two rottweilers while visiting his grandparents' home
10/01/19: Steven Thornton III, 3-years old (Louisville, KY) Killed by two rottweilers after falling from window into backyard
08/30/19: Adrieanna O'Shea, 19-years old (Knox County, TN) Killed by a pack dogs involving a rottweiler
04/27/19: Kyna DeShane, 15-months old (Henderson, NV) Killed by rottweiler while visiting her grandfather's home
03/22/19: Jaysiah Chavez, 2-years old (Fresno, CA) Killed by two roaming rottweilers that dug out of owner's yard
12/10/18: Esta Currier, 73-years old (Robeson County, NC) Killed by brother's four rottweilers; also hospitalized two children
05/05/18: Gaia Nova, 3-months old (Los Angeles, CA) Killed by family rottweiler while under care of grandmother
06/09/17: Marcos Raya, Jr., 18-months old (Phoenix, AZ) Killed by father's rottweiler, a family dog of three years
08/19/16: Michael Downing, 83-years old (Jacksonville, FL) Killed in attack involving neighbor's rottweiler and mixed-offspring
05/09/16: Antoinette Brown, 52-years old (Dallas, TX) Killed by a pack dogs involving a rottweiler
11/12/15: Anthony Riggs, 57-years old (Madison County, TN) Killed by a rottweiler adopted out three hours earlier1
07/24/15: Carolyn Lamp, 67-years old (Redbird, OK) Killed by a pack of dogs, at least one being a rottweiler
05/24/15: Anthony Wind, 26-years old (Rochester, NY) Mauled by his alleged seizure "assistance" rottweiler at time of death
03/12/15: Betty Wood, 78-years old (Sulphur Springs, TX) Killed by her pet rottweiler of 5 years
12/06/14: Christopher Camejo, 2-years old (Citrus County, FL) Killed by up to four of his grandfather's rottweilers
10/24/14: Logan Meyer, 7-years old (Dodge County, WI) Killed by step-father's "protection" trained rottweiler2
05/04/14: Nyhiem Wilfong, 1-year old (Caldwell County, NC) Killed by his grandfather's chained rottweiler
01/26/14: Annabell Martin, 89-years old (Corona, CA) Killed by her grandson's three rottweilers
07/01/13: Linda Oliver, 63-years old (Dayton, TX) Killed by a rottweiler-mix she began caring for
11/09/12: Dixie Jennings, 3-months old (Yadkinville, NC) Killed by her grandmother's rottweiler
09/20/12: William "Don" Thomas, 82-years old (Leeds, AL) Killed by his neighbor's two rottweilers
03/09/12: Dylan Andres, 17-months old (Jacksonsville, FL) Killed by neighbor's chained rottweiler
08/12/11: James Dowling, 4-years old (Ozark, AR) Killed by grandfather's pet rottweiler
04/12/11: Annabelle Mitchell, 7-months old (Frankfort, ME) Killed by family rottweiler named "Hannibal"
03/06/11: Vanessa Husmann, 3-years old (Hopkinton, IA) Killed by grandfather's AKC champion breeding rottweilers
02/17/11: Sirlinda Hayes, 66-years old (Dillon County, SC) Killed by cousin's two rottweilers; cousin suffered leg amputation
12/19/10: Jeannette Vaughn, 3-months old (Harris County, TX) Killed by family rottweiler that broke into house
06/15/10: Michael Winters, 30-years old (Henrietta Township, OH) Killed by a pack of dogs, at least one being a rottweiler
03/08/10: Justin Lopez, 9-months old (Lincoln County, OK) Killed by newly adopted rottweilers
02/28/10: Ashlynn Anderson, 4-years old (Svensen, OR) Killed by stepfather's female rottweiler
12/12/09: Dallas Lee Walters, 20-months old (New Port Richey, FL) Killed by great-aunt's rottweiler at Birthday party
01/19/09: Brianna Shanor, 8-years old (Hanover Township, PA) Killed by guardian's chained rottweiler
01/16/09: Brooklynn Milburn, 3-years old (Fort Worth, TX) Killed by neighbor's 17-year old rottweiler
01/11/09: Alex Angulo, 4-years old, (Chicago, IL) Killed by foster family's rottweiler
09/12/07: Kylie Cox, 4-months old (Warren, MI) Killed by rottweiler while visiting a home
07/12/07: Tiffany Pauley, 5-years old (Carrolton GA) Killed by neighbor's chained rottweiler
01/28/07: Taylor Kitlica, 18-months old (Brewton, AL) Killed by chained rottweiler
01/24/07: Matthew Johnson, 6-years old (Richmond, VA) Killed by newly adopted rottweiler
11/13/06: James Eisaman, 40-years old (Akron, OH) Killed by girlfriend's two rottweilers
11/06/06: Luis Romero Jr., 2-years old (Drexel Heights, AZ) Killed by family's two rottweilers
11/03/06: Ariel Pogue, 2-years old (Camp Hill, AL) Killed by family rottweiler
10/03/06: Julius Graham, 2-years old (Snowhill, NC) Killed by neighbor's rottweiler
06/22/06: Gemma Carlos, 2-years old (Horizon, TX) Killed by neighbor's rottweiler
03/20/06: Quillan Cottrell, 3-years old (Jameson, MO) Killed by step-uncle's rottweiler
02/24/06: Dominic Giordano, 4-years old (Ulm, MT) Killed by relative's rottweiler
01/09/06: Ashton Scott, 11-months old (Childress, TX) Killed by family rottweiler
10/15/05: Sydney Akin, 6-years old (Rochelle, GA) Killed by rottweiler while visiting horse farm
08/02/05: Cassandra Garcia, 16-months old (Glendale, CA) Killed by grandparent's rottweiler
05/02/05: Asia Turner, 4-years old (Spartanburg, SC) Killed by two newly acquired rottweilers
03/15/05: Sandra Sanchez, 32-years old (Harris County, TX) Killed by landlord's two rottweilers
03/10/05: Robert Schafer, 4-years old (Orange County, VA) Killed by family rottweiler-mix
03/30/04: Leta Ward, 65-years old (Bakersfield, CA) Killed by male pet rottweiler
03/30/04: Samuel Truck, 2-years old (Munford, TN) Killed by family's two rottweiler-mixes
08/03/03: Samantha Bauld, 3-years old (Saronville, NE) Killed by aunt and uncle's rottweiler
03/27/03: Wesley Swindler, 3-years old (Callaway County, MO) Killed by family rottweiler
03/26/03: Vivian Anthony, 54-years old (Columbus, OH) Killed by Dr. Matthew Crawley's rottweiler
03/16/03: Lily Krajewski, 2-years old (Clarion, PA) Killed by two rottweilers while visiting grandmother's home
03/07/03: Jennifer Davis, 7-years old (Joshua Tree, CA) Killed by two rottweilers while entering yard
10/10/02: Jane Doe, 23-months old (Cobb County, GA) Killed by family's two chained rottweilers
04/19/02: Victoria Morales, 5-years old (Monterrey County, CA) Killed by grandmother's "prize-winning" rottweiler
02/14/02: Alicia Clark, 10-years old (Elroy, WI) Killed by six rottweilers belonging to her best friend's family
02/07/02: Genoe Novak, 6-years old (Tehama County, CA) Killed by neighbor's rottweilers
12/01/01: Tristan Gambrel, 3-years old (Birmingham, AL) Killed by three rottweilers while visiting a home
10/29/01: Kristin Jolley, 1-year old (Lovell, WY) Killed by neighbor's chained rottweiler
08/21/01: Sierra Clayton, 3-years old (Englewood, IL) Killed by rottweiler in front of her siblings and mother
06/09/01: Kyle Ross, 5-years old (Springfield, MA) Killed by foster-mother's rottweiler
04/30/01: Javonne King, 1-month old (Chicago, IL) Killed by family rottweiler
03/06/01: Joshua Brown, 3-years old (Whitley County, KY) Killed by family rottweiler
02/03/00: Justin Tabner, 5-years old (Barrow County, GA) Killed by chained rottweiler
11/04/99: Jessica Bice, 3-years old (Crittenden County, AR) Killed by house-mate's rottweiler3
10/02/99: Mickey Oakes, 3-years old (Louisville, KY) Killed by pack of dogs, at least two being rottweilers
09/20/99: Michael Lewis, 10-years old (Baton Rouge, LA) Killed by family's two rottweilers
08/07/99: Nicolas Bildeau, 6-years old (Siren, WI) Killed by family rottweiler
03/27/99: Darrel Roberson, 42-years old (Tulsa, OK) Killed by two loose rottweilers
01/02/99: Alexander Samon, 8-years old (Decatur, IL) Killed by two rottweilers
11/03/98: Landon Lower, 21-months old (Hot Springs, AR) Killed by grandmother's rottweiler
10/18/98: Hope Moore, 2-years old (Lowndes County, GA) Killed by loose rottweiler while walking with her grandmother
09/16/98: Susan Meller, 75-years old (San Marcos, CA) Killed by own guard dog trained rottweilers
08/17/98: Kimela Foster, 38-years old (Columbus, OH) Killed by car while fleeing two loose rottweilers
06/13/98: Austin Cussins, 1-year old (Lakewood, CO) Killed by family rottweiler-mix
12/26/97: Dakota "Cody" Randolph, 3-years old (Tunnel Hill, GA) Killed by two rottweilers belonging to mother's boyfriend
12/25/97: April Edwards, 5-years old (Attalla, AL) Killed by family's three rottweilers on Christmas morning
10/09/97: Cheryl Floyd, 17-years old (Lampasas County, TX)
Killed by neighbor's great dane and two rottweiler-mix dogs
09/12/97: Kristine Castillo, 8-months old (Lakewood, CA) Killed by rottweiler while visiting aunt's home
07/30/97: John Doe, 17-months old (Nevada County, CA) Killed by by aunt's pet rottweiler
07/10/97: Melba Adams, 87-years old (Visalia, CA) Killed by neighbor's rottweiler
04/24/97: Christopher Wilson, 11-years old (Geary County, KS) Killed by three loose rottweilers while waiting for school bus4
04/11/97: Corey McLaughlin, 4-years old (Fayetteville, NC) Killed by grandfather's rottweiler
01/02/97: Andre Theriault, 3-months old (Livermore, CA) Killed by babysitter's rottweiler
10/31/96: Corey Hines, 10-years old (Lake Wales, FL) Killed by neighbor's six loose rottweilers
07/19/96: John Young, 8-years old (Oakland, CA) Killed by two neighborhood rottweilers
07/10/96: Kasandra Duval, 21-months old (Springfield, MO) Killed by neighbor's rottweiler
07/04/96: Matthew Pedercini, 1-year old (Orange, MA) Killed by rottweiler white attending Fourth of July cookout
03/22/96: Billy Malstan, 1-month old (Desert Hot Springs, CA) Killed by family rottweiler while sleeping
03/08/96: Mattie Drake, 86-years old (Lauderdale County, TN) Killed by two rottweilers owned by neighbor
02/06/96: Anthony Hunt, 4-years old (Jacksonville, FL) Killed by family rottweiler and German shepherd
11/19/95: Alec Balbachan, 5-years old (Hartford, CT) Killed by uncle’s two rottweilers
10/10/95: Melton Smith, 60-years old (Greene County, NC) Killed by three rottweilers
05/24/95: Kirby Lawrence, 2-years old (Ocala, FL) Killed by chained rottweiler
05/19/95: Robert Thorpe, 11-years old (Connellsville, PA) Killed by pack of dogs led by a rottweiler5
10/23/94: Kayla Lee, 5-years old (Northglenn, CO) Killed by rottweiler "on loan" for protection
09/30/94: Johnny Miller, 3-years old (Oklahoma City, OK) Killed while playing with relative's rottweiler-mix
09/30/94: Gerlessa Russell, 4-years old (Tulsa, OK) Killed while playing with family friend's rottweiler
08/31/94: Sonjya Mars, 21-months old (Midwest City, OK) Killed by rottweiler while visiting owner's home
03/07/94: Heide Dohrn-Cribb, 5-years old (Renton, WA) Killed by neighbor's two female rottweilers
02/04/94: Martha Pope, 75-years old (Chicago, IL) Killed by son-in-law's two rottweilers
01/08/94: Amarillys Torres, 2-months old (Tampa, FL) Killed by family rottweiler
12/15/93: Ursula Petzinger, 53-years old (Elizabethtown, KY) Killed saving grandson from two female family rottweilers
11/27/93: Dusty Patterson, 5-years old (Desoto, TX) Killed by family rottweiler kept for breeding purposes
11/08/93: Sasha Brown, 4-months old (Chicago, IL) Killed by a new rottweiler purchased for "protection"
08/11/93: Reggie Miller, 6-years old (Kansas City, KS) Killed by two rottweilers while riding toy tractor
07/23/93: Louise Gantt, 65-years old (Richland County, SC) Killed by own rottweiler purchased for protection
05/14/93: Billy Sheppard Jr., 2-years old (Long Island, NY) Killed by rottweiler where mother was babysitting
06/20/92: Daniel Worley, 6-years old (Fairview, NC) Killed by family rottweiler
02/23/92: Jonathon Williams, 7-years old (Mauldin, SC) Killed by rottweiler while searching for its owner
11/06/91: Raymond Gosh, 86-years old (Chester County, SC) Killed by loose dogs including rottweilers
10/20/89: Hoke Prevette Jr., 20-years old (Winston Salem, NC) Killed by two rottweilers while jogging
05/02/88: Melissa Boyse, 16-months old (Kent, WA) Killed by family rottweiler
09/27/87: Shannon Tucker, 2-years old (Columbus, OH) Killed by rottweiler and pit bull
10/31/85: Santina Saba, 1-month old (Suffolk County, MA) Killed by three family rottweilers
09/03/83: Cara Rognaldson, 1-month old (Dallas, TX) Killed by family rottweiler
01/24/78: Vincent Madrigal, 1-year old (St. Helena, CA) Killed by two rottweilers known to him6
1Of the 104 rottweiler fatalities we have on record (from 1978 through 2015), not a single one besides this dog inflicted a fatal attack on an able-bodied middle-aged man. The others involved "pairs" or more of rottweilers. This male rottweiler was adopted by the victim just hours earlier from Jackson-Madison County Rabies Control. 2Killed by his step-father's IPO 2 (Level 2 Schutzhund title) protection trained rottweiler. 3Sheriff's investigator Jason Oliver, angry over the child's grisly death, said that rottweilers and children don't mix and that people living with vicious dogs and children "need to use that lump 3 feet above their ass." 4The dogs' owner, Sabine Davidson was convicted of reckless second-degree murder and endangering a child. At the time of the attack, Davidson was training her rottweilers in Schutzhund protection work (bite work). 5In revenge of Robert Thorpe's mauling death, the boy's father and two cousins set the dog owner's mobile home on fire. After igniting gasoline soaked cloths inside the home, exploding ammunition "sounded like a war zone." The two cousins barely escaped the burning building with their lives. All three were later charged with arson. 6The self-published Fatal Dog Attacks book describes the dog that killed Lindsay Shanaman, 2-years old of Canon City, Colorado in April of 1995, as a "GSD/Rott X." The single media report that we could locate from the Colorado Springs Gazette, describes the dog as a 120-pound "mastiff-German shepherd mix." The 20-year CDC study reflects 11 rottweiler or rottweiler-mix deaths between 1995 and 1996, as does our rottweiler archival list.
Nicolas Vasquez died after suffering multiple amputations due to a severe dog attack.
Owner Charged UPDATE 06/28/22: The owner of three dogs involved in a brutal attack that killed a man has been charged under the Texas felony dog attack statute. Matthew Leroy Satchell, 32, has been charged with felony dog attack after his three loose dogs, all pit bull-mixes, attacked 51-year old Nicolas Vasquez. A neighbor found Vasquez in a ditch on June 9, severely injured and moaning after trying to fight off the dogs. Vasquez underwent multiple limb amputations before dying on June 19.
Residents said the dogs had a history of roaming at large and being aggressive. "The message is that you are responsible for the conduct of your dogs if you are not properly restraining them," said Lindsey Bondurant, Chief Prosecutor of the Animal Cruelty Section at the Harris County District Attorney's Office. "So, if your dog attacks someone in the severe manner like we have here, you're held responsible, if there's something you could have done to prevent this," Bondurant said.
Charging Documents
Charging documents include statements by neighbors about previous acts of aggression by Satchell's dogs while at large towards humans and dogs. Satchell also positively identified his dogs as "Brownie," "Oreo" and "Donut" when shown photographs of the dogs. Satchell told deputies, his dogs "are not aggressive unless a person comes into his yard." Deputies reviewed surveillance video provided by Satchell that did not show anyone entering his yard, "however, you can hear what appears to be a male screaming for help on the video," state court documents.
Deputies located a hole under the perimeter of Satchell's fence. The "bottom footer of the fence had a dried red substance," which deputies believed to be blood. "The hole under the fence had woodsticks and a branch trying to cover it from being used by the dogs," state court documents. "The sticks and a branch were clearly insufficient to prevent animals from entering or exiting the fence." Two photographs of the hole in the fence were attached to the affidavit as exhibits.
Multiple neighbors told deputies the dogs were routinely outside of the owner's fence. One neighbor stated that on May 28, 2022 the three dogs escaped the property and attacked her dog in the neck while her two children, 15 and 12, were walking their dog. Another neighbor said her son was chased by the dogs while riding his bike several times. A third neighbor said she had to use her vehicle to get between the three dogs and a man they were chasing on May 15, 2022.
Multiple neighbors also spoke to the owner about the dogs being at large prior to the June 9 attack. Both said the owner, Matthew Satchell, "did not seem to care about the dogs being out chasing people" or seem to care about their complaints. Detectives also spoke to the U.S. Postal carrier who delivers to Satchell's home. "She advised she never delivers packages to the door at 1405 Harvard Road because the dogs are always outside the fence," state court documents.
Civil Lawsuit Filed
Harris County court records also show that the estate of Vasquez filed a civil claim against Matthew Satchell and Tabatha Satchell after the vicious attack. "At all times relative hereto, Defendants were the owner of a certain animals, to wit: three large pit bulls," states the amended Complaint, filed two days after his death. The causes of action include negligence and wrongful death. The plaintiff seeks general and special damages of over $200,000 but under $1 million.
8. At all times relative hereto, Defendants were the owner of a certain animals, to wit: three large Pitbulls.
9. On or about June 9, 2022, Plaintiff was walking home from the grocery store when Defendants’ dogs ran out of Defendants’ home and charged Plaintiff at full speed. Defendants’ dogs violently lunged toward Plaintiff, causing serious injuries to his person.
10. Plaintiff was left in a ditch outside of Defendants’ residence after he was mauled by their dogs and has since been incapacitated. - Vasquez v. Satchell No. 2022-36564
06/22/22: Man Dies of Mauling Injuries
Huffman, TX - A man died Sunday after being attacked by three loose dogs on June 9 in northeastern Harris County. Before his death, doctors were forced to amputate both of his lower legs. Calvin Stoy, a neighbor, heard dogs barking and the moans of a man just after 9:00 pm. Stoy found Nicolas Vasquez, 51, lying in a ditch off Havard Road. "Both legs were torn up bad, hands and arms. He had bites on his head. He was in really bad shape. He lost a lot of blood," Stoy said.
A GoFundMe was established for Vasquez, who was known by friends as "Mickey." On the night of June 9, "Mickey was brutally attacked and almost eaten alive by 3 aggressive dogs as he was on his way home from the neighborhood corner store as he’s done for years," states the fund's organizer. "As a result of this dog attack he’s lost both of his legs, currently on life support fighting for his life in the ICU, waiting for a liver transplant due to organ failure," states the fundraiser.
A June 21 update indicated that Mickey had passed away. According to his sister-in-law, Maria Castillo, this was the second time the same dogs attacked Vasquez this month. Harris County Animal Control seized all three dogs. The Harris County Sheriff's Office reported they found a hole in the owner's fence and the dogs had blood on them. Four days later, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez asked the public for help with the investigation of Nicolas Vasquez's vicious dog attack in a Tweet.
@HCSOTexas needs your help with the investigation of a dog attack of Nicolas Vasquez. Mr. Vasquez was attacked by three dogs on Thursday June 9, 2022 and is in critical condition. The attack occurred at the intersection of Havard Road and Knoll Lane in Huffman. 1/2. If you or anyone you know has had any interaction with the dogs or the dog owners please contact Deputy Turner with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crime Unit. 2/2 - Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, June 13, 2022
A person on the Huffman-Talk Facebook group announced his death on June 19. Kelly Vasquez, the victim's niece, told KRIV that by the time Stoy found her uncle lying in the ditch, "[the dogs] pretty much were eating him at that point." Vasquez suffered bite injuries all over his body. After both lower legs were amputated, doctors had to amputate one of his arms too, she said. "His body couldn’t take it anymore," she said. Kelly's mother, Castillo, hopes for "justice from the law."
By June 20, news reports indicated that one dog belonged to one neighbor and the other two dogs belonged to a different neighbor. It was the latter pair of dogs that had bitten Vasquez on the ankle less than two months earlier. Stoy and Kelly said the dogs had a history of chasing people and being aggressive. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said that investigators will meet with the Harris County District Attorney's Office to determine if any of the dogs' owners will be charged.
By June 21, one of the dogs began being identified as a Labrador-mix. Despite neighbors saying these dogs had been an ongoing problem, Harris County officials said they had no previous reports on the dogs. In 2020, Veterinary World published a study of risk factors for dog bites in unincorporated Harris County, which includes Huffman. Pit bulls had the greatest frequency of bites (25.07%), and the greatest frequency of severe injuries (49.57%), the study found.
There were 6683 dog bites reported to HCVPH between the years of 2013 and 2016, with stable incidence rates over time. The incidence was highest for both children and older adults. Dogs with the primary breed of Pit Bull had the greatest frequency of bites (25.07%), with the second highest breed being Labrador Retrievers (13.72%)...
Dog sex, dog breed, and confinement status were all found to be significant predictors of severe injury in the multivariate logistic model ... Pit Bulls had the greatest frequency of severe injuries (49.57%), followed by Labrador Retrievers (12.92%) and German Shepherds (7.69%). The odds of a severe injury by a Pit Bull is 213% higher than the odds for dogs of all other breeds (excluding German Shepherd and Labrador Retriever)....
Two of the dogs involved in the death of Nicolas Vasquez in unincorporated Harris County.
The third dog involved in the death of Nicolas Vasquez in unincorporated Harris County.
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