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 »
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| 2006 fatal dog attacks by breed |
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In 2006, 2 dog bite fatalities involved canines from 2 or more different breeds, thus producing a death count total of 32, rather than 30. Six dog breeds each contributed to 1 death: boxer, English mastiff, great pyrenees-mix, mixed-breed, presa canario and wolf-dog hybrid.
Ashton Scott, 11-months old, was attacked by a family rottweiler and died on January 5, 2006. According to the Childress Index, a newspaper in Childress, Texas, Ashton Lee Scott was under the care of his great-grandmother when the dog attacked the boy. "She was warming a bottle for the infant when the rottweiler escaped from another room in the house and fatally mauled the infant," reported KCBD-TV. The Childress County Grand will review the case, according to the news report. Very little other information was located about this baby's death, including the outcome of the grand jury review. Nearly a decade later, the baby's mother left a message on a forum board stating, "My Ashton Lee Scott, January 28, 2005 to January 5, 2006. He is with Jesus now. He had a beautiful smile, and he was a delight in my life. That is when I was allowed to be with him," she wrote. Ashton was buried at Childress Cemetery, in Childress County, Texas, according to Find a Grave, a website that allows the public to search cemetery records. No other information is known. [source citations]
| Date of death: | January 5, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Rottweiler | Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Unreleased | Owner of dog: | Family |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | Unknown |
Connor Lourens, 7-years old, was killed by his neighbor's English mastiff. The attack occurred at approximately 12:35 pm at a residence on Easter Brook Road. The dog attacked him in the doorway, while he was entering the home, Lunenburg Police Lt. Jim Marino said. The boy often entered the neighbor's home and spent time there, Marino said. Connor was transported by helicopter to UMass Memorial Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 1:33 pm. Roger and Kimberly Lucier owned the dog and the house where the attack occurred. Their 1-year old male mastiff, "Buddy," weighed 140 pounds and was neutered. The dog was euthanized after the attack. Connor was a student at Lunenburg Primary School. Connor's parents created the Connor Lourens Memorial fund shortly after his death with an initial goal of raising money to replace Kid's Kingdom playground at T.C. Passios Elementary School. That goal was accomplished in December 2006 with the creation of the Connor B. Lourens Memorial Playground., reported the Sentinel and Enterprise. [source citations]
| Date of death: | February 4, 2006 | Chained: | No |
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| Breed of dog: | English mastiff | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Male | Owner of dog: | Neighbor |
| Spay/Neuter: | Yes | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Dominic Giordano, 4-years old, was killed by a rottweiler while playing in his aunt and uncle's backyard. The attack occurred at approximately 4:40 pm, according to his mother, Emma Giordano. He died the next morning after emergency surgery. "Surgeons toiled for more than five hours to repair Dominic Giordano's severely damaged neck and face," reported the Great Falls Tribune. The 3-year-old male rottweiler belonged to Tina and Matt Jones, the victim's aunt and uncle. It was euthanized at the request of the family, Cascade County Sheriff David Castle said. The boy's family had been temporarily living with the Joneses who owned four rottweilers. On the day of the attack, Emma allowed her son to play outside. The rottweilers, which were "raised for show," were housed in chain-link kennels in the backyard. When she checked on him about 10 minutes later, she discovered two of the dogs loose in the yard. The 88-pound male rottweiler was standing over her son's bleeding body. After the attack, the Joneses denied the dog had been aggressive before. [source citations]
| Date of death: | February 24, 2006 | Chained: | No |
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| Breed of dog: | Rottweiler | Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Male | Owner of dog: | Uncle |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Charles Dalton, 52-years old, was found dead on the side of Vircassdell Lane by his older brother. Davie County sheriff's deputies responded to his brother's 911 call around 9:30 pm. Arriving deputies found Dalton deceased and two blood-covered pit bulls nearby. The Forsyth County medical examiner said Dalton bled to death from multiple dog bites. Investigators said he sustained severe wounds to his face, scalp and arms. His right hand was also mangled in the attack. Dalton's parents said his death marked the third son they had lost in 15 years. The dogs belonged to his cousin, Jimmy Ray Cowan III, 52, who owned three pit bulls that frequently ran loose. Two of them, a female pit bull, "Infinity," and a male pit bull, "Rocky," were found bloodied underneath Cowan's porch and confiscated by Davie County Animal Control. Rocky died of parvo while in quarantine. Cowan was later indicted for involuntary manslaughter in connection to Dalton's death. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve 20 to 24 months in jail, District Attorney Garry Frank said. [source citations]
| Date of death: | March 14, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull (2) | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Both | Owner of dog: | Cousin |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | Off | Criminal charges: | Yes |
Quillan Cottrell, 3-years old, was killed by his step-uncle's chained rottweiler. According to Daviess County Sherriff Kevin Heldenbrand, Quillan was playing with the dog in the family's garage around 11:30 am when the dog attacked. "This dog was chained up. The little boy either went to the dog or he got in the chain-length and didn't realize it," Heldenbrand said. Quillan's mother discovered her son's body. She got him away from the dog and called 911. When deputies arrived, it was evident the child had not survived. One deputy shot and killed the dog upon arrival. The rottweiler had stripped the toddler of his clothes, Heldenbrand said. He suffered numerous bite wounds to his head and neck. The boy's family had been watching the dog; the dog was not normally at their home. The 140-pound male rottweiler was not even a year old. Heldenbrand noted that Quillan's death was especially hard because the boy's stepfather and his brother -- the owner of the dog, who had been visiting the family when the attack occured -- both worked at the Pattonsburg jail. [source citations]
| Date of death: | March 20, 2006 | Chained: | Yes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Rottweiler | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Male | Owner of dog: | Step-uncle |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | Unknown |
A 45 to 50-year old adult male -- whose identity was not released -- was mauled to death by three guard dogs while trespassing at a steel storage yard. Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the property in the 1800 block of West Compton Boulevard about 5:30 am to investigate a suspected burglary. Upon arrival, they found the dogs -- three pit bull-mixes -- actively mauling the man. The man sustained severe head and back injuries. He was transported to Memorial Hospital of Gardena, where he was pronounced dead, sheriff’s Lt. Mike Aleric said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the dogs attacked the man after he jumped the fence at the Cal State Steel Company. Security guards who heard the man's screams called 911. Sheriff's deputies arrived to find the man badly mauled and still under attack. Authorities were able order the dogs away without using weapons. The dogs were taken into custody and quarantined at the Los Angeles County animal shelter. No other information was released by police. [source citations]
| Date of death: | April 8, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull-mix (3) | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Unreleased | Owner of dog: | Business Owner |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Juan Garcia, 53-years old, was mauled to death by a pit bull. The attack occurred around 7:00 pm at a home off County Road 419, according to the Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office. The man was deceased when deputies arrived. He sustained many bite wounds to his face, arms and legs. Investigators said Garcia tried to fight off the dog with a 2-by-4 piece of wood, which was covered in blood. During the attack, the dog dragged the man more than 50 feet and stripped him of his clothes and shoes. The owner of the dog, Julie Coletta Pederson, told authorities the dog had been penned earlier that day, because it had acted viciously toward livestock. But her 90-pound male pit bull, "Max," had gotten loose. Pederson was not home during the attack. When she returned, she found her blood-soaked dog standing guard over Garcia's body. Pederson sometimes employed Garcia as a handyman, but did not know why he was at the property that day. Garcia had been to Pederson's home twice in April to chop and stack wood and had not encountered any problems with the dog. [source citations]
| Date of death: | May 2, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Male | Owner of dog: | Employer |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | Unknown |
Dianna Acklen, 60-years old, was killed by three large dogs. A group of people driving by discovered her lifeless body in the 2000 block of Knights Church Road around 5:23 pm. A preliminary autopsy determined Acklen had "died of blood loss due to wounds inflicted by a canine." The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said that she was bitten between 200 to 300 times. Acklen was a Franklin County library employee who took a daily walk on Knights Church Road near her home. The attack occurred on the property of Ronnie Swann. Dental records showed that a mixed-breed belonging to Swann and two great pyrenees-mixes belonging to Dr. Ephraim Gammada were involved in the attack. TBI also said Swann's mixed-breed was the sire of Gammada's dogs. All three dogs had bite marks consistent with wounds on Acklen. Inconclusive DNA tests spared Gammada's dogs from death. Legislators later passed The Dianna Acklen Act of 2007, which created a felony dog attack statute and imposed strict liability when a dog running at large injures a person. [source citations]
| Date of death: | May 6, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Great pyrenees-mix (2) Mixed breed (1) |
Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Unreleased | Owner of dog: | Neighbors |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Raymond Tomco, 77-years old, was killed by three pit bulls inside his White Sands neighborhood home. His daughter Christina Tomco, who he shared the home with, returned at about 1:30 pm and encountered three bloody pit bulls and her blood-soaked father lying on the floor. Calvert County sheriff's deputies said the man had "countless" bite marks on his arms and hands. One of the bites severed at least one artery, likely causing his death, Cpl. Darron Makrokanis said. Tomco had been taking a prescription drug to prevent blood clots, potentially worsening the bleeding. When Calvert County Animal Control arrived at the scene, all three pit bulls were roaming the streets. One of them, "Onyx," was shot due to his aggression, the other two were captured and two other pit bulls chained outside -- also belonging to Christina -- were confiscated. In recent years, Christina had been cited nine times for having unlicensed and unrestrained dogs; she was issued fines totaling $600. None of the dogs were spay or neutered. Christina raised and sold pit bulls, authorities said. [source citations]
| Date of death: | May 10, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull (3) | Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Both | Owner of dog: | Daughter |
| Spay/Neuter: | No | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Shaun McCafferty, 27-years old, was mauled to death by a pack of pit bulls. The attack occurred on June 7 in a driveway in the 4500 block of Sandstone Drive. The victim's girlfriend, Lacy Gidney, also sustained severe injuries from the dogs but managed to climb a fence and get away. San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies responded to the remote desert area around 9:15 pm for a report of a "man down." Investigators initially thought it was a homicide due to the severe trauma to his upper body. "He was all tore up," sheriff's Sgt. Frank Bell said. "He had been rolled around in the dirt. His pants were (down). His shirt was up. His clothes were torn." McCafferty and Gidney, who was pregnant, had been living in a shack without utilities on the property, Bell said. An investigation revealed the couple was attacked outside of a meth lab. Authorities confiscated eight pit bulls from the property, which was later described as a "ramshackle compound." The dogs' owner, Pam McKee, 52, and two men staying at the compound, were arrested on narcotic-related offences. [source citations]
| Date of death: | June 7, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull (8) | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Both | Owner of dog: | Property Owner |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | Unknown |
Javlyin Anderson, 14-months old, was killed by a chained family dog. The attack occurred at approximately 4:00 pm at the child's residence in the 2400 block of Caney Creek Road. The child had been playing in the front of her home under the supervision of her two teenage siblings when she wandered out of sight, according to Newton County Sheriff Jackie Knight. The family kept two pit bulls chained near the home. When she was found, one of the pit bulls, "Brutus," was attacking her. She was transported to Laird Hospital in Union, where was pronounced dead, Knight said. Newton County Coroner Danny Shoemaker said the child died of blood loss. A few months earlier, a neighbor had seen the same dog running loose in her pasture. Pat May went inside to grab a gun to shoot the dog. When she came back, it was gone. "I have wished a million times I had gotten back in time to have shot it," May said. "It's been a sad week around here." Knight said pit bulls are not appropriate pets for families with small children due to their aggressiveness. [source citations]
| Date of death: | June 15, 2006 | Chained: | Yes |
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| Breed of dog: | Pit bull | Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Male | Owner of dog: | Family |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | Unknown |
Gemma Carlos, 2-years old, was killed by a chained rottweiler. Around 11:20 am, 30 minutes after she was reported missing, El Paso County sheriff's deputies found her body inside a plywood doghouse, where a rottweiler was chained. A deputy had to gun down the dog to reach her body. "I counted six shots. It took that much to kill the dog," said witness Juan Antonio Gonzalez. The attack occurred in an unfenced yard in the 15100 block of Tungsten Drive. She suffered a dislocated spine close to her neck and other injuries. Her injuries were consistent with being shaken by a large dog, chief medical examiner Dr. Paul W. Shrode said. The child had spent the morning with a caretaker, because her mother works in the morning. Family members said she wandered away from the caretaker's home and encountered the rottweiler. Leonardo Sandoval, who works for a nonprofit called Pet Guardian Angel, owned the rottweiler. The dog was vaccinated and was legally tied in an unfenced back yard, said Lorenzo Hinojos, animal control program manager. [source citations]
| Date of death: | June 22, 2006 | Chained: | Yes |
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| Breed of dog: | Rottweiler | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Unreleased | Owner of dog: | Neighbor |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Sandra Piovesan, 50-years old, was mauled to death by her pet wolf-dog hybrids. Humane officer, Elaine Gower, had been out to Sandra's home on repeated occasions. She was concerned for Sandra and feared she was losing control of the dogs, but Gower said the owner felt a "spiritual connection with her animals." Sandra's body was discovered by her daughter inside the pen at her Salem Township home where she kept nine wolf-dog hybrids. She suffered extensive injuries to her extremities and the lower portion of her torso. The dogs were euthanized. [source citations]
| Date of death: | July 17, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Wolf-dog hybrid (9) | Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Both | Owner of dog: | Victim |
| Spay/Neuter: | No | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Brandon Coleman, 25-years old, was found dead in his apartment from bite injuries by his pet pit bull. According to the state medical examiner and Morgantown police, Coleman died from "injuries sustained to the trachea by a dog bite." Rondrick Smith, his roommate, said Coleman had a history of seizures. Two years later, Kelli Chapman, who also suffered from a "history of seizures," was killed by her two pet pit bulls while sleeping. In both cases, it is unknown if a seizure caused the attack, if the attack caused a seizure or if there was ever a seizure at all. [source citations]
| Date of death: | July 13, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull | Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Unreleased | Owner of dog: | Victim |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Mariah Puga, 3-years old, was mauled to death by at least one of her family's two pit bulls and a rottweiler, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Department and family members. The child had wandered into the yard to pet a litter of puppies, whose mother, a pit bull named Valerie, was tied up nearby. Another pit bull and rottweiler were loose in the yard. When her mother heard her crying, she ran out and kicked the two attacking dogs off her daughter. Her family rushed her to the hospital, but she did not survive her injuries. [source citations]
| Date of death: | July 25, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull (1) Rottweiler (1) |
Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Unreleased | Owner of dog: | Family |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | Unknown |
Jimmie Mae McConnell, 71-years old, was mauled to death by a pair of pit bulls while gardening in her backyard. The dogs jumped the fence and fatally attacked her. When firefighters and paramedics arrived, they had to use an axe and a pole to remove one of the dogs from her body. For years, Jimmie had told people that she was afraid of the neighbor's two dogs. After two years and two criminal trials, the owner of the dogs, Derrick Lee, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in jail. [source citations]
| Date of death: | July 27, 2006 | Chained: | No |
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| Breed of dog: | Pit bull (2) | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Unreleased | Owner of dog: | Neighbor |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | Off | Criminal charges: | Yes |
John Brannaman, 81-years old, was attacked by a pair of loose pit bulls in his front yard while taking out the trash. He died one week later due to complications from the attack and heart failure. Neighbors said the dogs came out of nowhere and suddenly attacked the elderly man. One neighbor, Bobby McIntyre, shot and killed one of the dogs while another neighbor used a shovel to pry the other dog off the victim. About a month later, officials charged the dog owner, Peter Santiago with culpable negligence. [source citations]
| Date of death: | July 31, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull (2) | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Both | Owner of dog: | Neighbor |
| Spay/Neuter: | No | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | Off | Criminal charges: | Yes (MISD) |
Shawna Willey, 30-years old, was attacked and killed by her presa canario as she bathed the animal. When paramedics arrived, they saw Shawna dead -- covered in blood and wounds -- and her 120 pound dog standing over her acting aggressively. The police shot and killed the dog named Xino. Her daughter Tyra witnessed the attack. She ran to a neighbor's house to get help. Shawna's boyfriend, Lazaro Rivero, said they had the two presa canaries (each about a year old) and a pit bull for protection. [source citations]
| Date of death: | August 18, 2006 | Chained: | No |
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| Breed of dog: | Presa canario | Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Male | Owner of dog: | Victim |
| Spay/Neuter: | No | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Frank Baber, 49-years old, was brutally killed by two pit bulls near his motor home that was parked inside Blackburn's Auto-Salvage. The victim had lived around the dogs for about three months. He shared the salvage yard with them, but did not own them. Dickens County Sheriff Ken Brendle said the attack apparently started inside a building next to Baber's motor home. There were signs Baber tried to fight back, including a 20-foot trail of torn up ground and blood spatter. The owner found his body and called police. The two adult female pit bulls were put down. [source citations]
| Date of death: | August 28, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull (2) | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Female | Owner of dog: | Business owner |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Pablo Fleites, 56-years old, was fatally attacked by his own dog. Police found the victim dead inside the dog's pen along with his 5-year old male boxer covered in the man's blood. A 6-month old female boxer was also in the pen, but authorities do not believe she participated in the attack. Police do not know what prompted the attack, but believe the victim may have been intoxicated when he entered the pen. Fleites lived in a shed on the property, a three-acre farm owned by the Ynigo family. One of the family members found his body and called authorities. [source citations]
| Date of death: | August 28, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Boxer | Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Male | Owner of dog: | Victim |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Julius Graham, 2-years old, was mauled to death by a rottweiler that dug his way out of a pen to attack him. Little Graham wandered into the yard next to his grandparents' house when he was met by the dog. After deputies arrived, they shot the dog to death. The boy was pronounced dead at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. At the time of the attack, the dog owners, Katona and Johnny Ormond, were out of town and a family member was house sitting. Authorities said that the dog had not been identified as a "problem dog" before the fatal attack. [source citations]
| Date of death: | October 3, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Rottweiler | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Unreleased | Owner of dog: | Neighbor |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Jeannine Fusco, 44-years old, was killed after being bitten in the head and throat by a pit bull she and her sister were watching for a friend. Police said the dog violently attacked 44-year-old Jeannine Fusco in the garage of her home. The victim suffered severe bites to her throat, head and neck. By the time police officers arrived, Jeannine was already dead, and the dog had disappeared. Her sister, Valerie Wall, 43, was bitten on the leg and hand and taken to a local hospital. Police officers later found the dog in the home's backyard and killed it. [source citations]
| Date of death: | October 7, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull | Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Male | Owner of dog: | Acquaintance |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
David "Ted" McCurry, 41-years old, and Kimbery Cunningham drove to the residence of Firas Beseisso to inquire about the sale of a large, mature pit bull. The three were talking when the pit bull, Dax, broke free from the owner and attacked McCurry and Cunningham. Cunningham was attacked first but she was able to get to the roof of her car for safety as McCurry and Beseisso attempted to restrain the dog from further attacks. While attempting to restrain the pit bull, it attacked McCurry, biting over 90 percent of his body. The fatal bite was to his neck. [source citations]
| Date of death: | October 28, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Male | Owner of dog: | Acquaintance |
| Spay/Neuter: | No | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Ariel Pogue, 2-years old, was mauled to death outside of her home by one of her family's three rottweilers. Neighbors said the girl and her mother were getting out of their car when one of the dogs, which was not tied up, attacked the toddler. David Holloway, 14, was walking nearby with a friend when he heard the mother screaming. Holloway bravely tried to help save the baby, but Pogue's injuries were too severe; she died at the scene. The dogs were not aggressive in the past, according to neighbors and family members. The rottweiler was put down. [source citations]
| Date of death: | November 3, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Rottweiler | Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Unreleased | Owner of dog: | Family |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
John Matthew Davis, 10-years old, was viciously attacked and killed by up to six dogs while walking home. His body was found in the driveway of the dogs' owner, Bentley Collins. Authorities charged Collins with one count of involuntary manslaughter and three counts of keeping unconfined, dangerous animals. During the criminal trial, it was revealed that the attacking dogs were pit bull-mixes. Collins was convicted on all charges on January 30, 2009. Collins filed an appeal, and in February 2012, the South Carolina Court of Appeals granted Collins a new trial. The state appealed the decision. In 2014, the Supreme Court of South Carolina reversed the appeals court decision, reinstating the conviction of Bentley Collins. [source citations]
| Date of death: | November 3, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull-mix (6) | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Both | Owner of dog: | Property Owner |
| Spay/Neuter: | No | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | Yes |
Allen Young, 21 months old, was mauled to death by his father's four pit bulls. Bamberg County deputies said the child was in his father's bed asleep when the father stepped outside to talk to his landlord. The father was reportedly outside for "5 to 10 minutes." In this time, the pit bulls dragged the boy from the bed and began mauling him on the floor. The boy died the next morning at a hospital. The pair had recently moved to the location of the attack and the father had not yet had time to build a pen for the dogs. The father was subsequently charged with involuntary manslaughter. [source citations]
| Date of death: | November 5, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull (4) | Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Unreleased | Owner of dog: | Father |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | Yes |
Luis Romero Jr., 2-years old, died after being viciously attacked by his family's two rottweilers. The attack happened at his family's southwest side home. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said his mother found the toddler while he was being attacked in the front yard. Romero's parents frantically attempted to drive him to the hospital, but saw a sheriff's deputy and stopped to request his help. A helicopter was summoned to take the boy to the hospital; he died before arriving at University Medical Center. The two male rottweilers were seized and euthanized. [source citations]
| Date of death: | November 6, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Rottweiler (2) | Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Male | Owner of dog: | Parents |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Richard Adams, 47-years old, was mutilated, eaten and killed by a pit bull. A Russell County sheriff's deputy responded to OKI Auto Sales at 443 Highway 165 and found a pit bull attacking the man's body, eating his flesh. The deputy shot and killed the vicious dog. Russell County Coroner John Morgan said he pronounced Adams dead at 9:10 am. Morgan said that Adam lived next door at 449 Highway 165, Lot 10. Morgan later determined Adams did not have any health problems before he died. "There were signs that he was alive when the dog attacked him," Morgan said. "There were signs of a struggle." On the morning of the attack, Adams had been on his way to visit a friend who resides at 443 Highway 165, which was formerly S & S Auto Repair. This is where he encountered the vicious animal. A man who stopped by the garage that morning around 9:00 am to feed the dog, discovered Adams' mutilated body. The man called for help. By 2018, the metal warehouse at 443 Highway 165 had morphed into the "Game Bred Boxing Club." [source citations]
| Date of death: | November 8, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Unreleased | Owner of dog: | Business owner |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | No |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
James Eisaman, 40-years old, was killed by his girlfriend's pet rottweilers. Akron police said that paramedics responded to the home on Blaine Avenue just after 4:30 am. Sandra Ross, the 911 caller, said she heard noises in the basement and found Eisaman lying on the stairs, bleeding from the head. Arriving officers shot and killed one of the rottweilers. The other dog was confiscated. At the time of the attack, Eisaman was in a "leg immobilizer" due to a broken leg. The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office said that Eisaman died as the result of dog bites to the neck and head. The manner of death was an accident. There were no defensive wounds on his arms. Ross speculated that Eisaman went into the basement to break up a fight between her two male dogs, "Randy" and "Kyle." Eisaman was barely alive when she reached him, but she said he mouthed the words: "Please don't destroy them," referring to the dogs. The dogs lived in the basement, but had access to a fenced-in backyard. A neighbor said that fights between the two dogs were not unusual. [source citations]
| Date of death: | November 11, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Rottweiler (2) | Relationship to dog: | Family |
| Sex of dog: | Male | Owner of dog: | Girlfriend |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | On | Criminal charges: | No |
Pedro Rios, 4-years old, was killed by two loose pit bull-mixes. The attack occurred around 1:30 pm in the 8900 block of C.E. King Parkway, a mobile home park in east Harris County. Pedro and his brother Peter were playing outside when the dogs attacked. Peter managed to escape. After hearing screams, Pedro's mother, Rosa Isela Rios, rushed outside to find him being attacked by the dogs. She suffered minor injuries as she tried to fight them off, but the dogs refused to stop the attack. The dogs only released the boy after being distracted by the lights and sirens of the Harris County sheriff's deputies cars, which arrived minutes later. Deputies then opened fired, killing one of the dogs and wounding the other. Pedro was flown to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, where he later died. The Harris County Medical Examiner's Office determined the boy's death was caused by multiple blunt and sharp force injuries to the head and neck. The manner of death was an accident. Both dogs were believed to be owned, but no one admitted to owning them. [source citations]
| Date of death: | November 21, 2006 | Chained: | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breed of dog: | Pit bull-mix (2) | Relationship to dog: | Non-family |
| Sex of dog: | Unreleased | Owner of dog: | Unknown |
| Spay/Neuter: | Unreleased | Multiple dogs: | Yes |
| On/Off property: | Off | Criminal charges: | No |
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