Posted on 06/30/2023 2:20:49 AM PDT by Norski
Sierra Vista, AZ - On Friday, at least one pit bull critically injured a 53-year old man and killed an 84-year old woman and her small dog. The Sierra Vista Police Department (SVPD) responded to the 600 block of Calle Del Norte around 6:00 pm after reports of a dog attack in the alley between Del Norte and Meadowlark. When officers arrived, they found a dog attacking Sam Sanches Jr., 53, in the backyard of his home. Officers shot and killed that dog to render aid to Sanches.
Officers then found Helene Jackson, 84, mortally wounded in the alley behind the home, "as a second dog returned to the same yard where the first attack occurred," states the release. Officers shot and killed the second dog too.
Jackson was taken to Canyon Vista Medical Center, where she died of her injuries Friday night. Jackson's own dog was found dead in the alley near where she was located. The three dog carcasses were transported to Sierra Vista Animal Control. . ." . .
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On Friday, June 23, the Sierra Vista Police Department responded to the area of Calle Del Norte after a 911 caller reported a dog attack in the alley between Meadowlark Drive and Calle Del Norte.
Officers arrived on the scene and found a dog attacking a male victim in the backyard of a residence on Calle Del Norte. Officers dispatched the dog and provided first aid to the victim until emergency medical assistance arrived. A second female victim was found in the alley behind the residence as a second dog returned to the same yard where the first attack occurred. The second dog was also dispatched by SVPD officers.
Helene Jackson, an 84-year-old Sierra Vista resident, was transported to the Canyon Vista Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries Friday night. Her dog was found deceased in the alley near where she was located.
Sam Sanches Jr., a 53-year-old Sierra Vista resident, was transported to Banner Medical Center in Tucson where he remains in critical condition from his injuries.
The three deceased dogs were secured by the Sierra Vista Police Department’s Animal Control Office pending further investigation.
This is an active investigation and anyone with information relevant to this incident is asked to contact SVPD Detective Thomas P. Ransford at (520) 452-7500.
Seven persons dead - from an infant to an 84 YO woman.
In this month, June of 2023, alone.
In June alone. June not over yet.
One person every four days, dead by pit bull attack.
Killed by pitbull while dogsitting the pitbull - 1
Killed by relative’s pitbull - 2
(one infant, one toddler, Grandma’s and Mom’s pitbulls)
Killed by own pitbull while suffering medical emergency - 1
On a walk, attacked by and mauled to death by two or more pitbulls running loose - 3
Swrrt little doggies....
You should try and read the book Pit Bull, written in 2016.
A great study on animal and human behavior.
You know dogbite is not a reliable source.
So you're saying that these fatal attacks didn't happen?
"Defending pit bulls as a breed is sick" - that from a breeder of service dogs I was once acquainted with.
Not looking for a argument.
You know dogbite’s inaccurate. Created by a ambulance chasing lawyer. We have been over it before.
Please take the time to read “Pitbull” battle over an American icon by Bronwen Dickey. It was written by an unbiased author and has facts that are backed up by research.
You don’t help your cause by acting ignorant on these posts.
So pit bulls are totally safe?
I have better things to do than read a hagiography of a breed bred to kill.
On Facebook or Twitter your comment would be met by 2 dozen people saying:
My pit would lick you to death
It’s the owners fault
All breeds can attack
My dogs would never do something like that
It’s how they are raised
You don’t know what you are talking about
…
Denial isn’t just a river in Egypt.
Pitbulls should be shot and their owners in prison.
Good on the LEO’s for shooting and killing the dogs.
There is no other answer for any creature who is attacking to kill except for food. Once an animal begins to target humans, all bets are off. It won’t stop.
Don't be fooled, idiot. They're tasting you.
The headline is a disaster.
🤣
"They're tasting you."
I had a pit mix for about twelve years. She was indeed vigilant but never hurt anyone or another dog. She once tried to take my beagle’s dinner and the beagle set her straight.
I do think dogs of any breed behave as they are raised. Many urban pit bulls are raised to be serious watch dogs and many too are raised for dog fighting competitions.
Stay ignorant then.
Just proving you are a fool.
Starting a argument?
Do some research.
You sound like a rube.
Did I say that?
Do some research.
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