Fatal Dog Attacks In The US
List of fatal dog attacks in the United States from 2020 to 2022
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Dog Attacks
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dateDate | yearYear | cityCity | stateState | vic_nameVic Name | vic_ageVic Age | dog_typeDog Type | descDesc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8 | 2020 | Taos Pueblo | New Mexico | Kay Torres | 52 years | Pack of dogs | Torres was found near an intersection on Tribal Lands, being attacked by a pack of dogs. The caller stated she fended off the dogs with a broom. The FBI reported that an autopsy performed on Torres concluded that she died from an "apparent dog attack" and not, as was rumored on social media, a homi… |
| January 9 | 2020 | Dayton | Ohio | McKenzie Terwell | 4 months | Pit bull-type dog | Around midnight, the father of the infant called 911 after he returned to the home and found his daughter on the floor, unresponsive. The Commander of the Violent Crime Bureau stated that the child had been attacked by the family dog and died from her injuries. The coroner ruled the death an acciden… |
| January 10 | 2020 | Rockcastle County | Kentucky | Donald Abner | 55 years | Pit bull | Police were called to the home after a neighbor called 911. They found Abner in the backyard being attacked by the dog and its owner, Melissa Wolke (38). Wolke was sitting on Abner and punching him in the face while the dog attacked him. Wolke had to be tased to remove her from Abner's body and the… |
| January 25 | 2020 | Lafayette | Indiana | Julian Connell | 1 month | Pit bull mix | The pit bull mix was fighting with a beagle mix in the family home. The teenage son removed the beagle from the room to get it away from the pit bull. The pit bull mix then attacked the baby. The coroner stated that one-month-old Julian died from multiple sharp, catastrophic injuries to his head and… |
| January 30 | 2020 | Attala County | Mississippi | Harvey Harmon, Jr | 76 years | 2 pit bulls and 2 mixed breeds | The victim was pulled out of his wheelchair by four dogs and mauled to death in his front yard in the Palestine community. The two pit bulls belonged to Harmon's nephew and the two mixed breeds were strays that "hung around" the area. Three of the 4 dogs were put down by a veterinarian at the scene;… |
| February 10 | 2020 | Oro Grande | California | Sterling Vermeer | 5 years | Pit bull | The family pit bull, "Thor", killed Sterling in the family home. The 5-year-old was dead by the time the police arrived. A family member called 911, stating that the pit bull attacked the child and would not let go. |
| February 11 | 2020 | Plainfield | Illinois | Devin White | 25 years | Pit bull | In an unprovoked attack, the family pit bull attacked the victim and three other adults (a 52-year-old woman, a 25-year-old woman, and a 19-year-old man). All four victims were taken to the hospital, but White later succumbed to the severe injuries he received when his pit bull mauled him after he t… |
| February 18 | 2020 | Knott County | Kentucky | Corey Godsey | 13 years | Pack of feral dogs | The victim was killed by dogs on a rural hillside. An investigation by state police led to DNA matches with several feral dogs at a nearby mine site. |
| February 23 | 2020 | Crawford County | Georgia | Lee Alvin Bechum | 76 years | Pit bulls (2) + Labrador-mix (1) | The victim was found dead outside his home with dog bites. Autopsy confirmed the cause was traumatic injuries due to a dog attack. The neighbors were arrested two weeks later and charged with involuntary manslaughter. The three dogs were confiscated. |
| February 27 | 2020 | Shreveport | Louisiana | Geraldine Hamlin | 64 years | 2 pit bulls | Hamlin was attacked by the two family pit bulls in her home she shared with her son and died as a result of her injuries. |
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"year" BIGINT,
"city" VARCHAR,
"state" VARCHAR,
"vic_name" VARCHAR,
"vic_age" VARCHAR,
"dog_type" VARCHAR,
"desc" VARCHAR
);