Officials seen removing pit bull from home after fatal dog attack in Southeast D.C.
Woman Killed by Dog
District of Columbia - A 50-year old woman is dead after being mauled by a pit bull in Southeast DC. Responders were dispatched just before 7:00 pm to the 1300 block of Dexter Terrace SE for a report of a woman mauled by a dog. Dexter Terrace is just one block long with rowhouses on both sides. The victim was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she was pronounced dead. It is unclear who owns the dog, but the fatal attack occurred indoors.
NBC Washington reports the attacking dog could be seen resisting efforts when taken into custody and tried to bite one of the officers while being removed from the home. "Multiple workers" were eventually able to haul the dog into a Humane Rescue Alliance van "using a blanket to lift its hind legs," reports NBC Washington. Neighbors told the news outlet they had seen the victim walking the animal in the past. None of them had witnessed the dog acting aggressively before.
So far in 2018, one quarter (7 of 28) of all recorded fatal dog maulings have been attacks upon their owners, the very hand that feeds and houses these dogs. This does not include this immediate woman who may or may not be the dog's owner. Five of these owner deaths involved pit bulls, one fatality involved a dogo argentino and another involved a mastiff-mix adopted out three days earlier. So far in 2018, at least 28 Americans have been mauled to death by a dog.
The short block of Dexter Terrace SE, where a fatal dog attack occurred Sunday night in D.C.
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