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DogsBite.org: Some dogs don't let go. I Report: U.S. Police and Citizen Shootings of Pit Bulls 2008 by DogsBite.org | June 1, 2009 Summary: To evaluate the numerous U.S. media reports on pit bulls and their mixes shot for public safety reasons, DogsBite.org and contributor David Monroe recorded these incidences over the 12-month period of 2008. The 20-page report documents 373 incidences that involved dangerous pit bulls shot by U.S. law enforcement officers and citizens. The report tracked 12 data aspects per incident. Of the tracked incidences, 626 bullets were fired and 319 pit bulls were killed. 148 people suffered bite injury in these incidences as well. In at least three instances, the bite injury resulted in amputation. In six instances, the bite injury resulted in death. The findings also show that firearm intervention may have prevented at least eight deaths by a pit bull mauling. Information for this report was gathered through online media sources at the time of the shooting. Through the combination of Google News Alerts and web searches, 373 cited incidences are documented in this report. Additional information about the data collection process and how to access the related source documentation is located on page III. DogsBite.org 4742 42nd Ave SW #267 Seattle, WA 98116 www.dogsbite.org [email protected]

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Summary: To evaluate the numerous U.S. media reports on pit bulls and their mixes shot for public safety reasons, DogsBite.org and contributor David Monroe recorded these incidences over the 12-month period of 2008. The 20-page report documents 373 incidences that involved dangerous pit bulls shot by U.S. law enforcement officers and citizens. The report tracked 12 data aspects per incident. Of the tracked incidences, 626 bullets were fired and 319 pit bulls were killed. 148 people suffered bite injury in these incidences as well. In at least three instances, the bite injury resulted in amputation. In six instances, the bite injury resulted in death. The findings also show that firearm intervention may have prevented at least eight deaths by a pit bull mauling.Information for this report was gathered through online media sources at the time of the shooting. Through the combination of Google News Alerts and web searches, 373 cited incidences are documented in this report. Additional information about the data collection process and how to access the related source documentation is located on page III.About DogsBite.orgDogsBite.org is a national dog bite victims group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks by creating common sense laws. Through our work, we hope to protect both people and pets from future attacks. Our website, www.dogsbite.org, launched in October 2007 and contains a wide collection of data to help policymakers and citizens learn about dangerous dogs. Our research focuses on pit bull type dogs. Due to selective breeding practices that emphasize aggression and tenacity, this class of dogs negatively impacts communities the most. Our website hosts important dog bite studies, U.S. dog bite fatalities and other key bibliographies. In the Legislating Dogs portion of our site, we offer examples of breed-specific laws (state-by-state) and documentation of the constitutionality of these laws. The Victim Realities section provides a glance into the unforgettable stories victims leave behind and much more. DogsBite.org operates out of Seattle, Washington and can be contacted via: 206-260-2915 or [email protected]. Research contributions and active website participation stems from individuals that span the United States of America and across the world.View more studies on the DogsBite.org Bibliographies page:http://www.dogsbite.org/bite-statistics-bibliographies.htm

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Page 1: Report: U.S. Police and  Citizen Shootings of  Pit Bulls 2008 by DogsBite.org

DogsBite.org: Some dogs don't let go. I

Report: U.S. Police and Citizen Shootings of Pit Bulls 2008 by DogsBite.org | June 1, 2009

Summary: To evaluate the numerous U.S. media reports on pit

bulls and their mixes shot for public safety reasons, DogsBite.org

and contributor David Monroe recorded these incidences over the

12-month period of 2008. The 20-page report documents 373

incidences that involved dangerous pit bulls shot by U.S. law

enforcement officers and citizens. The report tracked 12 data

aspects per incident. Of the tracked incidences, 626 bullets were

fired and 319 pit bulls were killed. 148 people suffered bite injury in

these incidences as well. In at least three instances, the bite injury

resulted in amputation. In six instances, the bite injury resulted in

death. The findings also show that firearm intervention may have

prevented at least eight deaths by a pit bull mauling.

Information for this report was gathered through online media sources at the time

of the shooting. Through the combination of Google News Alerts and web

searches, 373 cited incidences are documented in this report. Additional

information about the data collection process and how to access the related

source documentation is located on page III.

DogsBite.org

4742 42nd Ave SW #267

Seattle, WA 98116

www.dogsbite.org

[email protected]

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DogsBite.org: Some dogs don't let go. II

Report: U.S. Police and Citizen Shootings of Pit Bulls 2008

Objectives: 1.) Demonstrate the number of

U.S. media reports within a 12-month period

of law enforcement officers and citizens that

were forced to shoot a dangerous pit bull to

prevent an attack or to stop an ongoing

attack. 2.) Track 12 parameters per incident

and evaluate the findings.

Methods: Information for the 12-month

report was gathered through online media

sources at the time of the shooting. Through

the combination of Google News Alerts and

web searches, 373 cited incidences are

documented in this report. Each of the

incidences met the following criteria: 1.) The

dog was identified in the news article as a pit

bull or pit bull-mix; 2.) The dog had behaved

in a threatening manner or had attacked a

law enforcement officer or citizen. Excluded

were incidences of "criminals" shooting pit

bulls, such as a gang member or drug

dealer, during a criminal act.

Tracked Data: The following information

was recorded for each incident: 1.) Date

2.) City 3.) State; and the number of:

4.) Shots fired 5.) Pit bulls killed 6.) Law

enforcement shooters, "police fire" 7.)

Citizen shooters, "citizen fire" 8.) Bite injuries

9.) Bullet injuries 10.) Police victims 11.)

Citizen victims 12.) Incidences that resulted

in death by a pit bull mauling, "fatal attack."

Results: In the 12-month period, 373

incidences were recorded that involved pit

bulls and their mixes shot for public safety

reasons by U.S. law enforcement officers

and citizens. Of the total number of

incidences, 626 bullets were fired and 319

pit bulls were killed. The vast majority of

shooters, 84% (313), were law enforcement

officers and 16% (60), were citizens.

148 people suffered pit bull bite injury in

these incidences. Of these victims, 81%

(120) were citizens and 19% (28) were law

enforcement officers. In six of these

occurrences, the bite injury resulted in death

including: Isis Krieger, 6 (Anchorage, AK),

Kelli Chapman, 24 (Longville, LA), Luna

McDaniel, 83 (Ville Platte, LA) Cenedi

Carey, 4 months (Las Vegas, NV) Tanner

Monk, 7, (Breckenridge, TX) and Pablo

Lopez Hernandez, 5, (Weslaco, TX).

13 people suffered bullet injury as well.

Of these victims, 54% (7) were citizens and

46% (6) were law enforcement officers.

States with the highest number of shootings

included: California (37), Texas (32), Florida

(24), Illinois (23) and Ohio (23).

Discussion: Interpreting further data from

this report may be impractical, but the

intervention by firearms most likely

prevented additional deaths by a pit bull

mauling. Despite being regulated in over 230

U.S. cities and the whole state of Ohio, there

were at least eight instances in which gunfire

stopped a violent pit bull attack that

otherwise may have led to death. These

instances include the following victims:1

Catherine Barber, 70s (Washington D.C.),

Tony Burden, 24 (Evansville, IL), Huong Le,

71 (SeaTac, WA), Roger Lindee, 41 (Palm

Bay, FL), Denise Rocha, 41 (San Antonio,

TX), Cameron Salinas, 4 (Oconee County,

SC), Trayshawn Toliver, 6 (Washington

D.C.) Annette Williams, 45 (Greensburg, IN).

Conclusion: Extensive Internet searches

were not performed to find the 373

incidences, yet there was still over one

reported shooting of a dangerous pit bull per

day in the nation.2 Six citizens died due to

injuries suffered in these attacks even with

firearm intervention. 40% (148) of all

incidences ended in bite injury ranging from

minor to at least 3 instances of amputation.3

The data also shows that the majority of

instances required more than one bullet be

shot. The average number of bullets fired

per incident was 1.7.4

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DogsBite.org: Some dogs don't let go. III

Source Data

The original source data was captured in two formats: a Microsoft Word document compiled by

contributor David Monroe and 43 weekly blog posts5 created by DogsBite.org. In January of 2009,

DogsBite.org crosschecked the two data sources, making adjustments where needed and created

a single source data document,6 which formed the basis of the final report. The single source data

document was then migrated to a spreadsheet. Thus, the spreadsheet is the finalized report, with

incidences sorted by state and city for meaningful viewing.

Contributor

David Monroe, the founder and president of Human Safety First, played an invaluable role in

tracking the first two months of 2008. Monroe also played the continuous role of sharing his

independent results throughout the year with the DogsBite.org, as well as his year-end findings.

About Us

DogsBite.org is a national dog bite victims group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks by

creating common sense laws. Through our work, we hope to protect both people and pets from

future attacks. Our website, www.dogsbite.org, contains a wide collection of data to help

policymakers and citizens learn about dangerous dogs. Our research focuses on pit bull type

dogs. Due to selective breeding practices that emphasize aggression and tenacity, this class of

dogs negatively impacts communities the most.

Footnotes 1 The "Possible Prevented Deaths by Firearm Intervention" document is located at the following URL:

http://www.dogsbite.org/reports/prevented-deaths-pit-bull-shootings-2008.pdf 2Excluded from the data is potentially a substantial number of city "police blotter reports" that are not online and

therefore not searchable via the web. 3Attacks that involved firearm intervention and ended in amputation include, but may not be limited to: Annette

Williams (Greensburg, IN), Roger Lindee (Palm Bay, FL) and Luna McDaniel (Ville Platt, LA). 4The 1.7 average includes incidences that involved more than one pit bull.

5The "2008 Shooting Log" complied by DogsBite.org is located at the following URL:

http://www.dogsbite.org/blog-police-shootings.htm#report 6The "Single Source Data" document (49 pages) is located at the following URL:

http://www.dogsbite.org/reports/single-source-data-pit-bull-shootings-2008.pdf

DogsBite.org

4742 42nd Ave SW #267

Seattle, WA 98116

www.dogsbite.org

[email protected]

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LN

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ko

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in.c

om

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nd

all

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ht,

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mp

e o

ffic

er

sh

oo

ts p

it b

ull

ne

ar

libra

ry,"

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e A

rizo

na

Re

pu

blic

, a

zce

ntr

al.co

m

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vid

L. Te

ibe

l, "

Ba

ck t

o d

uty

fo

r co

p w

ho

sh

ot

att

ackin

g d

og

," T

ucso

n C

itiz

en

, tu

cso

ncitiz

en

.co

m

Glo

ria

Bra

tto

n,

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ull

bite

s K

ern

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un

ty S

he

riff

’s d

ep

uty

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OX

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ke

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ld,

eye

ou

tfo

ryo

u.c

om

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ece

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rph

y, "

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n S

tab

be

d I

n Q

ua

rre

l,"

Th

e D

aily

Re

co

rd,

myd

aily

reco

rd.c

om

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lice

Kill

Pit B

ull

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se

d O

f A

tta

ckin

g M

an

, D

og

," c

bs1

3.c

om

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lice

ma

n k

ills p

it b

ull

tha

t a

tta

cke

d n

eig

hb

or’

s d

og

," T

he

Un

ion

-Trib

un

e,

sig

ho

nsa

nd

ieg

o.c

om

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lice

Sh

oo

t P

it B

ull

Aft

er

Att

ack o

n C

hild

," I

nla

nd

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lley D

aily

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lletin

.co

m

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nta

na

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y A

tta

cke

d b

y P

it B

ull,

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AB

C-T

V L

os A

ng

ele

s,

ab

c7

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m

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lan

ie C

. Jo

hn

so

n,

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pu

tie

s s

ho

ot

ma

n in

le

g d

urin

g s

ea

rch

-wa

rra

nt

se

rvic

e o

n F

on

tan

a,"

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e P

ress-E

nte

rprise

, p

e.c

om

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n A

gu

irre

Jr.

, "L

oo

se

pit b

ull

kill

ed

in

Fre

mo

nt,

" T

he

Arg

us,

insid

eb

aya

rea

.co

m

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igh

bo

rho

od

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arc

hin

g f

or

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er

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g’s

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ne

r,"

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7,

cb

s.t

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ole

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rcia

, W

insto

n W

hite

hu

rst,

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og

s D

eta

ine

d in

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ulin

gs,"

KM

PH

Fo

x 2

6,

km

ph

.co

m

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gre

ssiv

e P

it B

ull

Pu

t D

ow

n B

y P

olic

e,"

Dig

ita

l Jo

urn

al, d

igita

ljou

rna

l.co

m

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lice

Sh

oo

tin

g P

rom

pt

Re

vie

w,"

Th

e P

ress E

nte

rprise

, p

e.c

om

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ull

sh

ot

to d

ea

th b

y d

ep

utie

s,"

Pa

sa

de

na

Sta

r-N

ew

s,

pa

sa

de

na

sta

rne

ws.c

om

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lice

: P

it B

ull

Sh

ot A

fte

r C

hild

ren

Th

rea

ten

ed

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urn

To

23

.co

m

Jo

rge

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rrie

nto

s,

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pu

ty s

ho

ots

pit b

ull

du

rin

g L

am

on

t a

rre

st,

" T

he

Ba

ke

rsfie

ld C

alif

orn

ian

, b

ake

rsfie

ld.c

om

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cy M

an

ze

r, "

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ull

sh

ot

by p

olic

e is e

xp

ecte

d t

o s

urv

ive

," C

on

tra

Co

sta

Tim

es,

co

ntr

aco

sta

tim

es.c

om

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so

n K

ob

ely

, "L

oo

mis

Pe

t P

on

y’s

Sa

va

ge

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ack S

ha

ke

s C

om

mu

nity,

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EW

S 1

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arg

ing

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ull

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ot

by O

ffic

er,

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AP

D B

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pd

blo

g.o

rg

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er

Kill

s P

it B

ull,

Ro

bb

ery

Su

sp

ects

Arr

este

d,"

Lo

s A

ng

ele

s N

ew

s,

cb

s2

.co

m

Ro

ma

n G

okh

ma

n,

"Do

g s

ho

t d

urin

g p

olic

e s

ea

rch

at

Ma

rtin

ez h

ou

se

," T

he

Me

rcu

ry N

ew

s,

me

rcu

ryn

ew

s.c

om

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.S. P

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itiz

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it B

ulls

2008

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od

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ulls

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se

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or

su

sp

ect,

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he

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de

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e,

mo

db

e.c

om

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ull,

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m

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e P

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ill P

it B

ull,

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un

d S

usp

ect,

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ne

ws.c

om

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n s

ho

ots

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g w

hile

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de

r a

tta

ck,"

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ke

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ow

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ake

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ow

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m

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vid

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hie

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ch

o C

ord

ova

po

lice

kill

pi b

ull,

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he

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cra

me

nto

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e,

sa

cb

ee

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m

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nsta

nce

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on

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eig

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dd

ing

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ed

din

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ea

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t, r

ed

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om

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ull

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acks w

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elc

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nd

ma

n,"

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lan

d E

mp

ire

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ulls

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us A

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ck,"

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om

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lly D

avis

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ve

ryth

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u c

an

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ve

my d

og

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an

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go

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ea

t, s

dcityb

ea

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m

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n D

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olic

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ho

ot

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ull,

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BC

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n D

ieg

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nb

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om

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lerie

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qu

e,

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uty

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p s

ho

ots

pit b

ull

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sca

rin

g p

reg

na

nt

mo

m,"

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va

to A

dva

nce

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m

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oo

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on

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y M

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er

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ym

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m

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er

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ot

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r D

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g P

it B

ull

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ack,"

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ot,

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er,

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he

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co

rd,

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m

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ers

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oo

t, K

ill P

it B

ull

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at A

tta

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sto

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an

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olic

e k

ill d

og

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asa

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na

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r-N

ew

s,

pa

sa

de

na

sta

rne

ws.c

om

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ull

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ot

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llow

ing

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ckya

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tta

ck,"

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nve

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nve

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ne

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m

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oo

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ill D

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rin

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ss,

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er

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oo

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it b

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he

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un

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om

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sa

n G

oo

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olic

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atio

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est

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ca

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ton

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ou

th F

lorid

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ntin

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m

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qu

ila,

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ty s

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ots

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d k

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om

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oo

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at

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ack p

et

pig

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ple

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ew

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na

ple

sn

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dre

w B

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l M

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f d

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ot

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er

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nd

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ns a

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tin

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m

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ot

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se

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og

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its n

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or,

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ot

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an

ne

l 5

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m

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lice

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oo

ts A

t, M

isse

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ull

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gs,"

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e L

ed

ge

r, t

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led

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m

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lice

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er

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oo

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og

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rin

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ca

l N

ew

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m

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pu

ty S

ho

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ull,

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mp

a T

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e,

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bo

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m

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nfire

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ke

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ow

n P

it B

ull

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er

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g A

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ck,"

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ca

l N

ew

s,

cb

s4

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m

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ull,

an

d a

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l N

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om

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lm B

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us d

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er

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oo

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gin

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it B

ull,

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om

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er

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oo

ts D

og

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ackin

g H

om

ele

ss M

an

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KM

G O

rla

nd

o,

clic

ko

rla

nd

o.c

om

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ne

Krie

ge

r S

piv

ak,

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igh

bo

r kill

s d

og

du

rin

g a

tta

ck o

n o

wn

er,

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ost-

Trib

un

e,

po

st-

trib

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m

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ull

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ot

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ad

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ep

utie

s,"

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ntr

al F

lorid

a N

ew

s 1

3,

cfn

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om

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ep

uty

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oo

ts,

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res D

og

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oca

l 1

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i N

ew

s,

loca

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m

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ose

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ulls

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ack N

eig

hb

orh

oo

d D

og

s,"

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SH

2 O

rla

nd

o N

ew

s,

we

sh

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m

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pu

tie

s S

ho

ot,

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ackin

g P

it B

ull,

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y F

OX

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mp

a B

ay,

myfo

xta

mp

ab

ay.

co

m

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ph

en

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om

pso

n,

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te P

olic

e S

ho

ot A

nd

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ull,

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mp

a B

ay O

nlin

e,

tbo

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m

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n S

ho

ots

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ills P

it B

ull

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er

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ack,"

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iam

i, n

bcm

iam

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m

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bb

yn

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ell,

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og

s c

ap

ture

d a

fte

r tw

o w

om

en

bitte

n,"

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ters

bu

rg T

ime

s,

tam

pa

ba

y.co

m

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llace

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lba

ny c

op

sh

oo

ts a

tta

ckin

g d

og

," W

AL

B N

ew

s 1

0,

wa

lb.c

om

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ers

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oo

t D

og

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ile C

ha

sin

g D

rug

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sp

ect;

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ne

rs A

ng

ry,"

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B T

V A

tla

nta

, w

sb

tv.c

om

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ylo

r S

ea

t, "

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iou

s d

og

att

ack a

t S

mith

’s L

an

din

g,"

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e P

ost-

Se

arc

hlig

ht,

zw

ire

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m

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ily S

tra

ng

er,

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olic

e s

ho

ot,

kill

2n

d p

it b

ull,

" T

he

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nsw

ick N

ew

s,

the

bru

nsw

ickn

ew

s.c

om

Fra

en

dy C

lerv

au

d,

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rke

Co

un

ty T

ee

na

ge

r A

tta

cke

d B

y P

it B

ulls

," W

JB

F N

ew

s C

ha

nn

el 6

, w

jbf.

co

m

Am

y L

eig

h W

om

ack,

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co

n o

ffic

er

sh

oo

s,

kill

s d

og

," N

ew

s L

oca

l-S

tate

, m

aco

n.c

om

Am

y W

om

ak,

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co

n p

olic

e o

ffic

er

sh

oo

ts p

it b

ull

du

rin

g a

tta

ck,"

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co

n.c

om

, Ja

nu

ary

3,

20

09

, m

aco

n.c

om

"2 e

sca

pe

d p

it b

ull

kill

ed

aft

er

att

acks o

n P

TC

jo

gg

er,

co

p,"

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e C

itiz

en

, th

ecitiz

en

.co

m

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rric

k M

ah

on

e,

"Sm

yrn

a w

om

an

to

ld d

og

to

att

ack u

s,

co

ps s

ay,

" T

he

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nta

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urn

al-C

on

stitu

tio

n,

ajc

.co

m

Tim

Eb

erly,

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olic

e k

ill 2

pit b

ulls

aft

er

att

ack o

n jo

gg

er,

" T

he

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nta

Jo

urn

al-C

on

stitu

tio

n,

ajc

.co

m

Sco

tt M

. L

ars

on

, "T

hu

nd

erb

olt p

olic

e s

ho

ot

pit b

ull,

" S

ava

nn

ah

No

w.c

om

An

gie

Th

om

pso

n,

"Ch

ild m

au

led

by p

it b

ull,

" T

he

Tifto

n G

aze

tte

, tift

on

ga

ze

tte

.co

m

"Pit B

ull

Ow

ne

r D

um

ps D

og

on

Da

d,"

Th

e D

es M

oin

es R

eg

iste

r, d

esm

oin

esre

gis

ter.

co

m

Mo

lly M

on

tag

, "P

iers

on

ma

yo

r sh

oo

ts d

og

," S

iou

x C

ity J

ou

rna

l, s

iou

xcityjo

urn

al.co

m

Mo

lly M

on

tag

, "P

olic

e s

ho

ot,

kill

tw

o a

tta

ckin

g d

og

s,"

Sio

ux C

ity J

ou

rna

l, s

iou

xcityjo

urn

an

.co

m

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lice

sh

oo

t a

tta

ckin

g p

it b

ull,

" W

CF

Co

urie

r, w

cfc

ou

rie

r.co

m

Cyn

thia

M.

Elli

s,

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er

sh

oo

ts p

it b

ull,

" T

he

Te

leg

rap

h,

the

tele

gra

ph

.co

m

"Pit B

ull

Lu

ng

es a

t M

ed

ic,

Ge

ts S

ho

t,"

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g S

en

se

Bo

t, d

rug

ce

ntr

alp

olic

y.co

m

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rora

po

lice

offic

er

forc

ed

to

sh

oo

t, w

ou

nd

pit b

ull,

" T

he

Be

aco

n N

ew

s,

su

bu

rba

nch

ica

go

ne

ws.c

om

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nn

y T

rea

se

, "W

om

an

Th

rea

ten

ed

By P

it B

ull

In P

aris,"

27

Ne

ws F

irst,

wkyt.

co

m

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lice

sh

oo

t p

it b

ulls

th

at

att

ack d

og

on

NW

Sid

e,"

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ica

go

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n-T

ime

s,

su

n-t

ime

s.c

om

Ca

the

rin

e E

dm

an

, "P

it b

ull

att

ackin

g 1

3-y

ea

ar-

old

sh

ot

by p

olic

e,"

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ily H

era

ld,

da

ilyh

ea

rld

.co

m

"Ch

ica

go

Co

p S

ho

t b

y B

ulle

t In

ten

de

d f

or

‘Ch

arg

ing

Pit B

ull’

," C

hic

ag

o T

rib

un

e,

ch

ica

go

trib

un

e.c

om

"Do

g k

ille

d a

fte

r ch

arg

ing

offic

ers

," W

BB

M N

ew

s R

ad

io7

80

, w

bb

m7

80

.co

m

"FB

I A

ge

nts

Sto

rm H

osta

ge

Situ

atio

n;

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Tw

o P

it B

ulls

," A

sso

cia

ted

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ss,

ap

.go

og

le.c

om

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rry S

mith

, "B

oy,

6,

rem

ain

s h

osp

ita

lize

d a

fte

r m

au

ling

," C

hic

ag

o T

rib

un

e,

ch

ica

go

trib

un

e.c

om

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CA

Offic

er

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oo

ts,

Kill

s D

og

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oca

l 1

2 W

KR

C-T

V in

Cin

cin

na

ti,

loca

l.co

m

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thia

M.

Elli

s,

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ulls

att

ack w

om

an

, 1

9,"

Th

e T

ele

gra

ph

, th

ete

leg

rap

h.c

om

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in P

olic

e S

ho

ot

Pit B

ull,

" T

he

Co

urie

r N

ew

s,

su

bu

rba

nch

ica

go

ne

ws.c

om

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h D

avis

, "P

olic

e k

ill p

it b

ull

as it

att

acks its

ow

ne

r,"

Th

e E

va

nsvill

e C

ou

rie

r, c

ou

rie

rpre

ss.c

om

Sh

aro

n K

. W

olfe

, "C

op

kill

s c

ha

rgin

g p

it b

ull,

" P

an

tag

rap

h,

Ma

y 2

3,

20

08

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p S

ho

ots

, K

ills S

ub

urb

an

Fa

mily

’s D

og

" N

BC

Ch

ica

go

Ne

ws,

nb

cch

ica

go

.co

m

Ara

ce

li P

ed

roza

, "3

4 P

et

De

er

Kill

ed

By D

og

s,"

WG

EM

Ne

ws 3

4,

wg

em

.co

m

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: U

.S. P

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e a

nd C

itiz

en S

hootings o

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it B

ulls

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n

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e

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ry

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t

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ry

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e

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f P

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ulls

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Date

City

01

/11

/08

Ro

ck I

sla

nd

05

/21

/08

Ro

ckfo

rd

02

/16

/08

Sp

rin

gfie

ld

09

/04

/08

Sp

rin

gfie

ld

12

/20

/08

Sp

rin

gfie

ld

07

/02

/08

Vird

en

11

/19

/08

Elk

ha

rt

07

/08

/08

Elw

oo

d

06

/16

/08

Fo

rt W

ayn

e

08

/17

/08

Fo

rt W

ayn

e

03

/11

/08

Fra

nkfo

rt

05

/30

/08

Ga

ry

06

/17

/08

Gre

en

sb

urg

05

/06

/08

Ko

ko

mo

08

/28

/08

Ko

ko

mo

04

/29

/08

So

uth

Be

nd

06

/01

/08

So

uth

Be

nd

12

/04

/08

So

uth

Be

nd

12

/14

/08

So

uth

Be

nd

10

/15

/08

Sa

lina

01

/07

/08

To

ng

an

oxie

05

/09

/08

To

pe

ka

03

/09

/08

Wic

hita

08

/15

/08

Fa

ird

ale

03

/02

/08

Lo

uis

vill

e

09

/09

/08

Ma

ysvill

e

03

/10

/08

Pa

ris

08

/26

/08

Pa

ris

11

/28

/08

Ba

ton

Ro

ug

e

06

/12

/08

Ho

um

a

01

/21

/08

Lo

ng

vill

e

01

/15

/08

Ne

w O

rle

an

s

04

/01

/08

Ra

yn

e

03

/05

/08

Sh

reve

po

rt

03

/16

/08

Sh

reve

po

rt

11

/18

/08

Slid

ell

08

/26

/08

Vill

e P

latt

e

03

/25

/08

Ne

w B

ed

ford

12

/30

/08

Sh

ute

sb

ury

10

/20

/08

Ta

un

ton

Citation

"Offic

ers

To

ld T

o S

ho

ot

If A

tta

cke

d,"

Qu

ad

-Citie

s O

nlin

e D

isp

atc

h-A

rgu

s

"Po

lice

sh

oo

t ch

arg

ing

pit b

ull

twic

e;

do

g s

urv

ive

s,"

Ro

ckfo

rd R

eg

iste

r S

tar,

rrs

tar.

co

m

"Po

lice

Be

at:

Offic

er

sh

oo

ts d

og

," S

tate

Jo

urn

al R

eg

iste

r, s

j-r.

co

m

Ja

ye

tte

Bo

linski, P

olic

e s

ho

ot

pit b

ull;

ow

ne

r a

rre

ste

d,"

Sta

te J

ou

rna

l-R

eg

iste

r, s

j-r.

co

m

"Pit b

ull

sh

ot

in le

g d

urin

g a

tack o

n d

og

," T

he

Sta

te J

ou

rna

l-R

eg

iste

r, s

j-r.

co

m

Ja

ye

tte

Bo

linski, "

Pit b

ull

sh

ot

aft

er

ch

arg

ing

Vird

en

wo

ma

n,

po

lice

offic

er,

" S

tate

Jo

urn

al R

eg

iste

r, s

j-r.

co

m

"Elk

ha

rt O

ffic

er

Fa

tally

Sh

oo

ts P

it B

ull,

" W

BS

T-T

V C

ha

nn

el 2

, w

bst.

co

m

"Po

lice

: D

og

Wa

s T

hre

ate

nin

g N

eig

hb

ors

, O

ffic

er

With

in H

is R

igh

ts,"

WR

TV

, th

ein

dych

an

ne

l.co

m

"Ma

n s

ho

ots

do

g t

ha

t ra

n o

ut

of

ho

use

at

him

," N

ew

s S

en

tin

el, c

layto

ncra

me

r.co

m

"Pit b

ulls

bite

bo

ys in

se

pa

rate

att

acks,"

Th

e J

ou

rna

l G

aze

tte

, jo

urn

alg

aze

tte

.ne

t

"Tw

o P

it B

ull

Do

gs A

tta

ck,"

Ne

ws C

ha

nn

el 1

8,

wlfi.co

m

"Ga

ry I

nd

ian

a O

ffic

er

Ge

ts P

it B

ull

Re

lea

se

d o

n H

im,"

Su

n-T

ime

s N

ew

s,

po

st-

trib

.co

m

Je

nn

ife

r M

cG

ilvra

y, "

Gre

en

sb

urg

wo

ma

n s

eve

rely

in

jure

d b

y o

wn

pitb

ull,

" W

ISH

TV

8,

wis

htv

.co

m

Offic

er

Sh

oo

ts A

tta

ckin

g P

it B

ull,

" W

RT

V,

the

ind

ych

an

ne

l.co

m

"Po

lice

kill

do

g t

ha

t a

tta

cke

d c

hild

ren

," K

oko

mo

Trib

un

e,

kto

nlin

e.c

om

"Offic

er

Sh

oo

ts P

it B

ull

Aft

er

Ta

se

r In

effe

ctive

," S

ou

thB

en

dT

rib

un

e.c

om

"Re

tire

d o

ffic

er

sh

oo

ts,

kill

s d

og

," S

ou

th B

en

d T

rib

un

e,

so

uth

be

nd

trib

un

e.c

om

Be

th B

oe

hn

e,

"Po

lice

: M

an

kill

s a

tta

ckin

g p

it b

ull,

sh

ots

him

se

lf in

fo

ot,

" W

SB

T S

ou

th B

en

d,

wsb

t.co

m

Ed

Ro

nco

, "P

it b

ull

att

acks 1

0-y

ea

r-o

ld g

irl,"

So

uth

Be

nd

Trib

un

e,

so

uth

be

nd

trib

un

e.c

om

Ap

ril M

idd

leto

n,

"Do

gs t

ake

n a

fte

r a

tta

ck,"

Sa

lina

Jo

urn

al, s

alin

a.c

om

"P

it b

ull

sh

ot

aft

er

kill

ing

min

iatu

re h

ors

e,"

Ho

rse

sR

ing

.co

m

Ste

ve

Fry

, B

ill H

um

me

ll, "

Offic

er

fata

lly s

ho

ots

pit b

ull,

" T

he

Ca

pita

l-Jo

urn

al, c

jon

line

.co

m

Ab

by B

arn

ett

, "P

it B

ulls

Att

ack in

S.

Wic

hita

," K

AK

E 1

0 a

bc,

ka

ke

.co

m

"Ne

igh

bo

rs s

ay "

He

ro"

sa

ve

d t

ee

n b

y s

ho

otin

g P

it B

ull,

" W

HA

S 1

1 N

ew

s,

wh

as11

.co

m

"Me

tro

offic

er

sh

oo

ts d

og

th

at

att

acke

d h

er,

" T

he

Co

urie

r-Jo

urn

al, c

ou

rie

r-jo

urn

al.co

m

Ma

rla

To

ncra

y, "

Do

g k

ille

d a

fte

r p

olic

e r

esp

on

d t

o b

ree

ch

of

ne

w p

it b

ull

ord

ina

nce

," T

he

Le

dg

er

Ind

ep

en

de

nt,

ma

ysvill

e-o

nlin

e.c

om

"Co

ps k

ill 2

Do

gs A

fte

r A

tta

ck o

n P

aris W

om

an

Wa

lkin

g P

et,

" L

exin

gto

n H

era

ld L

ea

de

r, K

en

tucky.

co

m

De

nn

y T

rea

se

, "W

om

an

Th

rea

ten

ed

By P

it B

ull

In P

aris,"

27

Ne

ws F

irst,

wkyt.

co

m

"Do

g s

ho

t a

nd

kill

ed

aft

er

bitin

g B

ato

n R

ou

ge

bo

y,"

WA

FB

Ch

an

ne

l 9

, w

afb

.co

m

"Co

p k

ills c

ha

rgin

g p

it b

ull,

" T

he

Co

urie

r, h

ou

ma

tod

ay.

co

m

Je

nn

ife

r H

ea

thco

ck,

"Do

gs M

au

l, K

ill O

wn

er,

" K

FD

M C

ha

nn

el S

ix,

kfd

m.c

om

"Tw

o S

urv

ivo

rs o

f P

it B

ull

Att

acks S

tab

ilize

d,"

AP

Lo

uis

ian

a N

ew

s,

no

la.c

om

"Ra

yn

e P

olic

e D

ep

art

me

nt

Sp

ea

ks o

ut

on

Pitt

Bu

ll S

ho

otin

g,"

KL

FY

TV

10

Eye

witn

ess N

ew

s,

klfy.

co

m

Jo

na

tha

n M

cC

all,

"S

hre

ve

po

rt P

olic

e S

ho

ot A

nd

Kill

Pitb

ull

Du

rin

g T

hird

Att

ack I

n A

We

ek,"

KS

LA

Ne

ws 1

2,

ksla

.co

m

"Do

g k

ille

d b

y S

hre

ve

po

rt o

ffic

er,

" T

he

Sh

reve

po

rt T

ime

s,

sh

reve

po

rttim

es.c

om

Big

ad

Sh

ab

an

, "A

lleg

ed

pit b

ull

att

ack le

ave

s 2

do

gs d

ea

d,

ow

ne

r fa

cin

g c

ha

rge

s,"

WW

L-T

V N

ew

s,

ww

ltv.

co

m

Lo

is D

avid

, "E

lde

rly W

om

an

Se

ve

rely

In

jure

d in

Pit B

ull

Att

ack,"

KA

TC

.co

m

Ja

me

s V

azn

is,

"Ma

n,

30

, a

rre

ste

d o

n m

urd

er

ch

arg

es,"

Th

e B

osto

n G

lob

e,

bo

sto

n.c

om

Ge

org

e C

laxto

n,

"Ma

nh

un

t flu

sh

es s

usp

ect,

pit b

ull

sh

ot,

" T

he

Re

co

rde

r, r

eco

rde

r.co

m

Tim

Fa

ulk

ne

r, "

Th

ree

arr

este

d,

offic

er

inju

red

in

city d

rug

bu

st,

" Ta

un

ton

Da

ily G

aze

tte

, ta

un

ton

ga

ze

tte

.co

m

DogsB

ite.o

rg: S

om

e d

ogs d

on't

let go.

Report

: U

.S. P

olic

e a

nd C

itiz

en S

hootings o

f P

it B

ulls

2008

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Da

teC

ity

Sta

teS

ho

ts

Fir

ed

Pit

Bu

lls

Kil

led

Po

lic

e

Fir

e

Cit

ize

n

Fir

e

Bit

e

Inju

ry

Bu

lle

t

Inju

ry

Po

lic

e

Vic

tim

Cit

ize

n

Vic

tim

Fa

tal

Att

ac

k

07

/18

/08

Wa

reh

am

MA

11

1

03

/03

/08

Ba

ltim

ore

MD

11

1

05

/14

/08

Oce

an

Pin

es

MD

31

1

10

/01

/08

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sa

de

na

MD

12

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09

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ce

ss A

nn

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11

11

08

/04

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tro

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11

1

02

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nd

Ra

pid

sM

I1

11

08

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nd

Ra

pid

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11

11

01

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Ho

llan

dM

I2

11

02

/06

/08

Ja

ckso

n C

ou

nty

MI

31

11

01

/29

/08

Liv

ing

sto

nM

I2

21

07

/31

/08

Po

rt H

uro

nM

I2

21

11

/28

/08

Ro

ya

l O

aks

MI

22

12

2

10

/24

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So

uth

fie

ldM

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11

12

/14

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Ca

rlto

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13

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11

/25

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rem

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1

07

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Min

ne

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olis

MN

11

1

08

/08

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Ro

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este

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1

01

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St

Clo

ud

MN

31

1

03

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Co

lum

bia

MO

21

1

06

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Ka

nsa

s C

ity

MO

11

1

08

/30

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Ka

nsa

s C

ity

MO

11

11

1

11

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Ka

nsa

s C

ity

MO

21

10

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mm

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11

22

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07

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St.

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11

09

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St.

Lo

uis

MO

31

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10

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St.

Lo

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11

08

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Ja

ckso

nM

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11

09

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Ne

wto

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11

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ve

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11

1

11

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Arc

hd

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NC

11

11

1

02

/02

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Ch

arlo

tte

NC

11

1

07

/29

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Ch

arlo

tte

NC

11

11

1

09

/26

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Du

nn

NC

11

06

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Du

rha

mN

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rmvill

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11

05

/13

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sto

nia

NC

21

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ite.o

rg: S

om

e d

ogs d

on't

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: U

.S. P

olic

e a

nd C

itiz

en S

hootings o

f P

it B

ulls

2008

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Date

City

07

/18

/08

Wa

reh

am

03

/03

/08

Ba

ltim

ore

05

/14

/08

Oce

an

Pin

es

10

/01

/08

Pa

sa

de

na

09

/10

/08

Prin

ce

ss A

nn

e

08

/04

/08

De

tro

it

02

/22

/08

Gra

nd

Ra

pid

s

08

/14

/08

Gra

nd

Ra

pid

s

01

/18

/08

Ho

llan

d

02

/06

/08

Ja

ckso

n C

ou

nty

01

/29

/08

Liv

ing

sto

n

07

/31

/08

Po

rt H

uro

n

11

/28

/08

Ro

ya

l O

aks

10

/24

/08

So

uth

fie

ld

12

/14

/08

Ca

rlto

n

11

/25

/08

Cla

rem

on

t

07

/02

/08

Min

ne

ap

olis

08

/08

/08

Ro

ch

este

r

01

/05

/08

St

Clo

ud

03

/09

/08

Co

lum

bia

06

/11

/08

Ka

nsa

s C

ity

08

/30

/08

Ka

nsa

s C

ity

11

/10

/08

Ka

nsa

s C

ity

10

/15

/08

Le

e’s

Su

mm

it

10

/31

/08

Sp

rin

gfie

ld

05

/09

/08

St.

Jo

se

ph

07

/23

/08

St.

Lo

uis

09

/05

/08

St.

Lo

uis

10

/13

/08

St.

Lo

uis

08

/11

/08

Ja

ckso

n

09

/17

/08

Ne

wto

n

09

/05

/08

Wa

ve

lan

d

08

/30

/08

Ka

lisp

ell

11

/07

/08

Arc

hd

ale

02

/02

/08

Ch

arlo

tte

07

/29

/08

Ch

arlo

tte

09

/26

/08

Du

nn

06

/25

/08

Du

rha

m

07

/21

/08

Fa

rmvill

e

05

/13

/08

Ga

sto

nia

Citation

"Wa

reh

am

po

lice

sh

oo

t p

it b

ull

du

rin

g s

ea

rch

," S

ou

thC

oa

stT

od

ay.

co

m

Ste

ph

an

ie C

rave

ns,

"Offic

er

Sh

oo

ts a

nd

Kill

s P

it B

ull,

" W

MA

R A

BC

2 N

ew

s,

ab

c2

ne

ws.c

om

"Oce

an

Pin

es:

Pit b

ull

pu

t d

ow

n a

fte

r a

tta

ck o

n w

om

an

, o

ffic

er,

" d

elm

arv

an

ow

.co

m

Se

an

Pa

tric

k N

orr

is,

"2 d

og

s k

ille

d a

fte

r P

asa

de

na

att

acks,"

Th

e C

ap

ita

l O

nlin

e,

ho

me

tow

na

nn

ap

olis

.co

m

"Po

lice

Offic

er

Kill

s A

tta

ckin

g P

it B

ull,

" S

alis

bu

ry, T

he

Da

ily T

ime

s,

de

lma

rva

no

w.c

om

"Gra

nd

fath

er

Sh

oo

ts B

oy a

nd

Pit B

ull,

" D

etr

oit F

ree

Pre

ss,

fre

ep

.co

m

"Co

p k

ills c

ha

rgin

g d

og

," T

he

Gra

nd

Ra

pid

s P

ress,

mliv

e.c

om

"Gra

nd

Ra

pid

s P

olic

e o

ffic

er

kill

s p

it b

ull

tha

t a

tta

cks c

hild

," T

he

Gra

nd

Ra

pid

s P

ress,

mliv

e.c

om

"Ho

llan

d p

olic

e o

ffic

er

kill

s p

it b

ull,

" T

he

Gra

nd

Ra

pid

s P

ress,

mliv

e.c

om

A.J

. H

ilto

n "

Su

sp

ecte

d D

og

s C

au

gh

t" W

ILX

10

Ne

ws w

ilx.c

om

Am

be

r H

un

t, "

Ho

rse

ow

ne

r h

au

nte

d b

y a

nim

al’s

aw

ful d

ea

th,"

De

tro

it F

ree

Pre

ss

"Fig

htin

g p

it b

ulls

sh

ot

by p

olic

e,"

Th

e T

ime

s H

era

ld,

the

tim

esh

era

ld.c

om

"Do

gs B

ite

, C

ha

se

Ow

ne

rs,"

De

tro

it L

oca

l N

ew

s,

WD

IV D

etr

oit,

clic

ko

nd

etr

oit.c

om

Pa

t M

urp

hy,

"S

ou

thfie

ld P

olic

e s

ho

ot

pit b

ull,

" T

he

Ob

se

rve

r a

nd

Ecce

ntr

ic,

ho

me

tow

nlif

e.c

om

"De

pu

ty d

rag

ge

d a

fte

r tr

affic

sto

p,"

DL

-On

line

, d

l-o

nlin

e.c

om

Ja

nic

e G

reg

ors

on

, "P

olic

e s

ay d

rive

r o

rde

red

at

hig

h s

pe

ed

s,

ord

ere

d d

og

to

att

ack,"

Po

st-

Bu

lletin

, p

ostb

ulle

tin

.co

m

"Se

arc

h W

arr

an

ts,"

4th

Pre

cin

ct

Hig

hlig

hts

, 4

thp

recin

ctc

are

.co

m

"Co

p S

ho

ots

Do

g,"

AB

C 6

Ne

ws,

ka

altv.

co

m

"Dru

g D

ea

lers

Se

t P

it B

ull

on

Po

lice

Offic

ers

," s

ctim

es.c

om

"Po

lice

kill

pit b

ull

in s

ea

rch

fo

r d

rug

s,"

Co

lum

bia

Trib

un

e,

co

lum

bia

trib

un

e.c

om

"Po

lice

: D

og

Sh

ot

Du

rin

g D

rug

Bu

st,

" K

MB

C-T

V C

ha

nn

el 9

, km

bc.c

om

"Offic

er

Bitte

n B

ut

No

t S

erio

usly

Hu

rt,"

KM

BC

-TV

9,

km

bc.c

om

Ch

ristin

e V

en

da

l, "

KC

po

lice

sh

oo

t p

it b

ull,

" T

he

Ka

nsa

s C

ity S

tar,

ka

nsa

scity.

co

m

Ke

vin

Ho

ffm

an

, "L

ee

’s S

um

mit c

on

sid

erin

g c

ha

rge

s in

do

g a

tta

ck,"

Th

e K

an

sa

s C

ity S

tar,

ka

nsa

scity.

co

m

"Ma

n S

ho

ots

Pit B

ull

Insid

e C

ity L

imits,"

Oza

rksF

irst,

Oza

rksF

irst.

co

m

"Po

lice

: M

an

sh

ot

pit b

ull

in f

ace

," S

t. J

ose

ph

Ne

ws-P

ress,

stjo

en

ew

s.n

et

"Do

g &

Ow

ne

r S

ho

t A

fte

r A

tta

ck O

n O

ffic

er,

" K

TV

I, m

yfo

xst1

.co

m

Su

mm

er

Kn

ow

les,

"Po

lice

Offic

er

Sh

oo

ts S

elf F

igh

tin

g O

ff D

og

," M

y F

ox

St.

Lo

uis

, F

ox 2

Ne

ws,

myfo

xstl.c

om

"Do

g a

nd

Kid

s,"

Ro

tte

n N

eig

hb

or,

ro

tte

nn

eig

hb

or.

co

m

Nic

kla

us L

ove

lad

y, "

Ja

ckso

n p

olic

e k

ill d

og

th

ey s

ay c

ha

rge

d t

he

m,"

Th

e C

lario

n L

ed

ge

r, c

lario

nle

dg

er.

co

m

Ch

ery

l O

we

ns,

"Ow

ne

r q

ue

stio

ns d

og

sh

oo

tin

g,"

Th

e N

ew

ton

Re

co

rd,

the

ne

wto

nre

co

rd.c

om

Ro

bin

Fitzg

era

ld,

"Pit b

ull

att

acks in

dru

g r

ou

nd

up

," T

he

Su

n H

era

ld,

su

nh

era

ld.c

om

"Do

g s

ho

t a

fte

r a

tta

ck o

n w

om

an

," T

he

Da

ily I

nte

r L

ake

, d

aily

inte

rla

ke

.co

m

Ju

lia B

ag

g,

"Wo

ma

n S

tab

s P

it B

ull

in H

om

e I

nva

sio

n,"

WF

MY

Ne

ws 2

, d

igtr

iad

.co

m

"Po

od

le M

ix K

ille

d B

y R

oa

min

g P

it B

ulls

In

So

uth

ea

st

Ch

arlo

tte

," W

CO

CT

V.c

om

"CM

PD

offic

er

sh

oo

t, k

ills p

it b

ull,

" W

CN

C C

aro

lina

’s N

ew

s C

on

ne

ctio

n,

wcn

c.c

om

Bria

n H

an

ey,

"L

oo

se

Do

gs P

ose

Pro

ble

m F

or

Po

lice

, C

itiz

en

s,"

Th

e D

aily

Re

co

rd,

myd

aily

reco

rd.c

om

Ge

rric

k B

ren

ne

r, "

Do

g s

ho

t, le

ft in

str

ee

t,"

WT

VD

-TV

Ra

leig

h-D

urh

am

, a

bclo

ca

l.g

o.c

om

"Fa

rmvill

e P

olic

e S

ho

ot

Pit B

ull,

" E

ye

witn

ess N

ew

s 9

, w

nct.

co

m

Ke

vin

Elli

s,

"Ga

sto

nia

Po

lice

sh

oo

t p

it b

ull

aft

er

it f

igh

ts w

ith

po

lice

do

g,"

ga

sto

ng

azze

tte

.co

m

DogsB

ite.o

rg: S

om

e d

ogs d

on't

let go.

Report

: U

.S. P

olic

e a

nd C

itiz

en S

hootings o

f P

it B

ulls

2008

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teC

ity

Sta

teS

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lls

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led

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lic

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ize

n

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e

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ry

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lle

t

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ry

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lic

e

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tim

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ize

n

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tim

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tal

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ac

k

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pe

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sN

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slo

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tesvill

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09

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ten

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ten

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1

DogsB

ite.o

rg: S

om

e d

ogs d

on't

let go.

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: U

.S. P

olic

e a

nd C

itiz

en S

hootings o

f P

it B

ulls

2008

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Date

City

08

/20

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pe

Mill

s

12

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slo

w

12

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elb

y

10

/15

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tesvill

e

05

/15

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ton

07

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sto

n-S

ale

m

06

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ntia

c

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co

ln

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ah

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ters

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me

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01

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n

07

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s C

ruce

s

09

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s V

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as

10

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d R

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05

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no

12

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ffa

lo

09

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bu

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09

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11

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w Y

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10

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ga

ra

07

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ten

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ten

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nke

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n

04

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Alli

an

ce

Citation

Tin

a R

ay,

"H

op

e M

ills m

ay c

on

sid

er

ba

n o

n v

icio

us d

og

s,"

Th

e F

aye

tte

vill

e O

bse

rve

r, f

ayo

bse

rve

r.co

m

"On

slo

w d

ep

uty

sh

oo

ts p

it b

ull

du

rin

g a

tta

ck,"

wra

l.co

m

Gra

ha

m C

aw

tho

n,

"Po

lice

kill

se

co

nd

ag

gre

ssiv

e d

og

in

tw

o w

ee

ks,"

Sh

elb

y S

tar,

ww

w.s

he

lbysta

r.co

m

Do

nn

a S

wic

eg

oo

d,"

De

pu

ty s

ho

ots

, kill

s p

it b

ull

for

ch

arg

ing

at

his

ca

nin

e,"

Sta

tesvill

e R

eco

rd a

nd

La

nd

ma

rk,

sta

tesvill

e.c

om

Jo

hn

Re

nd

lem

an

, "P

it b

ull

bite

s d

ep

uty

, d

og

kill

ed

," W

WA

T N

ew

s C

ha

nn

el 3

, w

wa

ytv

3.c

om

Da

n G

alin

do

, "P

olic

e O

ffic

er

sh

oo

ts d

og

; a

nim

al h

asn

’t b

ee

n f

ou

nd

," W

insto

n-S

ale

m J

ou

rna

l, jo

urn

aln

ow

.co

m

"Po

ntia

c O

ffic

er

Fire

s a

t P

it B

ull

Du

rin

g D

om

estic D

isp

ute

," w

jbc.c

om

Za

ch

Plu

ha

ce

k,"

Acco

un

ts d

iffe

r o

n p

it b

ull

sh

oo

tin

g b

y L

inco

ln o

ffic

er,

" L

inco

ln J

ou

rna

l S

tar,

jo

urn

als

tar.

co

m

An

dre

w J

. N

els

on

, "P

it b

ulls

att

ack 7

5-y

ea

r-o

ld m

an

," O

ma

ha

Wo

rld

-He

rald

Ju

lie H

on

g,

"Ow

ne

rs:

Pit B

ull

wa

s a

Fa

mily

Do

g,"

KP

TM

FO

X 4

2 N

ew

s,

kp

tm.c

om

"Om

ah

a P

olic

e S

ho

ot

Kill

Tw

o P

it B

ulls

in

Co

ty P

ark

," A

ctio

n 3

Ne

ws,

actio

n3

ne

ws.c

om

"Do

g P

ut

Do

wn

Aft

er

Be

ing

Sh

ot,

" W

OW

T-D

T C

ha

nn

el 6

, w

ow

t.co

m

Su

sa

n S

za

lew

ski, "

Po

lice

id

en

tify

offic

er

kill

s a

tta

ckin

g p

it b

ull,

" O

ma

ha

Wo

rld

-He

rald

, O

ma

ha

.co

m

"Pit B

ull

Att

acks M

an

wh

o w

as M

ow

ing

La

wn

," A

ctio

n 3

Ne

ws,

km

3n

ew

s.c

om

"Pit B

ull

Mix

Sh

ot,

Kill

ed

Aft

er

Att

ack A

t O

ma

ha

Ho

me

," K

ET

V 7

Om

ah

a,

ke

tv.c

om

An

dre

w J

. N

els

on

, "S

ho

t tw

ice

by d

ep

uty

, p

it b

ull

ke

ep

s f

igh

tin

g,"

Om

ah

a W

orld

-He

rita

ge

, O

ma

ha

.co

m

"Po

lice

Sh

oo

t P

it B

ull,

" K

ET

V 7

Om

ah

a,

ke

tv.c

om

"La

nca

ste

r D

ep

uty

Sh

oo

ts,

Kill

s P

it B

ull,

" K

PT

M F

OX

42

Om

ah

a N

ew

s,

kp

tm.c

om

Re

gin

a S

ch

affe

r, "

Su

sp

ect

arr

este

d in

sh

oo

tin

g a

t A

tla

ntic C

ity p

olic

e o

ffic

er,

" T

he

Pre

ss,

pre

sso

fatla

nticcity.

co

m

Ja

cke

line

Le

on

, "D

og

fa

tally

sh

ot

aft

er

att

ackin

g t

wo

re

sid

en

ts,"

Hill

sid

e.L

oca

lSo

urc

e.c

om

Ale

xa

nd

er

Ma

cin

ne

s,

"Co

ps k

ill d

og

in

dru

g r

aid

," N

ort

hJe

rse

y.co

m

Bra

nd

on

La

usch

, "U

PD

AT

E:

Co

ps:

Ga

ng

me

mb

er

arr

este

d,

pit b

ull

sh

ot

an

d k

ille

d in

Fra

nklin

," m

yce

ntr

alje

rse

y.co

m

Ke

vin

Sh

ea

, "T

ren

ton

po

lice

offic

er

sh

oo

ts d

og

, a

nd

him

se

lf,"

Ce

ntr

al Je

rse

y N

ew

s, T

he

Tim

es

"Ma

n A

rre

ste

d,

Do

gs S

ho

t D

urin

g S

WA

T C

all-

Ou

t,"

KF

OX

TV

.co

m

"Pit b

ulls

kill

4-m

on

th-o

ld g

irl,"

La

s V

eg

as R

evie

w J

ou

rna

l, r

evie

wjo

urn

al.co

m

"Ma

n a

ccid

en

tally

sh

oo

ts w

om

an

wh

ile b

rea

kin

g u

p d

og

fig

ht,

" C

ha

nn

el 4

KR

NV

Ne

ws,

krn

v.co

m

"Pit b

ull

sh

ot

in h

ea

d b

y R

en

o p

olic

e o

ffic

er,

" R

en

o G

aze

tte

-Jo

urn

al, r

gj.co

m:

Mo

stly D

og

s

"Pit b

ull

kill

ed

aft

er

ch

arg

ing

at

offic

er,

po

lice

sa

y,"

Th

e B

uffa

lo N

ew

s,

bu

ffa

lon

ew

s.c

om

Le

slie

Ko

rng

old

an

d R

ich

ard

Lie

bso

n,

"SW

AT

te

am

kill

s 3

pit b

ulls

aft

er

1 b

ite

s c

op

," T

he

Jo

urn

al T

ime

s,

loh

ud

.co

m

"Pit B

ull

Att

acks T

wo

Pe

op

le O

n L

on

g I

sla

nd

," N

ew

Yo

rk L

oca

l N

ew

s N

BC

, n

bcn

ew

yo

rk.c

om

"Pit B

ull

att

acks p

reg

na

nt

wo

ma

n,"

Eye

witn

ess N

ew

s 7

ab

c,

ab

clo

ca

l.co

m

"Lu

ng

ing

pit b

ull

sh

ot

by p

olic

e a

nsw

erin

g c

all,

" T

he

Bu

ffa

lo N

ew

s,

bu

ffa

lon

ew

s.c

om

Be

rke

ly B

rea

n,

"Ma

n s

urv

ive

s v

icio

us d

og

att

ack,"

Ne

ws 1

0 N

BC

, w

he

c.c

om

Cla

ud

ia V

arg

as,

"Offic

er

sh

oo

ts t

wo

pit b

ulls

wh

ile e

xe

cu

tin

g w

arr

an

t,"

De

mo

cra

t a

nd

Ch

ron

icle

, d

em

ocra

tan

dch

ron

icle

.co

m

Jim

my V

ielk

ind

, "O

ff-d

uty

tro

op

er

sh

oo

ts a

nd

kill

s p

it b

ull,

" tim

esu

nio

n.c

om

Kia

wa

na

Ric

h,

"Po

lice

offic

er’

s b

ulle

ts f

ell

pit b

ull

on

Sta

ten

Isla

nd

ro

oft

op

," R

ea

l-T

ime

Ne

ws,

sili

ve

.co

m

Ph

il H

els

el, "

Off-d

uty

co

p f

ire

s s

ho

t to

sca

re o

ff s

tra

y o

ut

bu

lls,"

Sta

ten

Isla

nd

Ad

va

nce

, sili

ve

.co

m

Will

Da

vid

, "K

illa

no

kill

er,

sa

ys o

wn

er

of

do

g s

ho

t b

y c

op

," T

he

Jo

urn

al N

ew

s,

loh

ud

.co

m

"Pit b

ull

kill

ed

by p

olic

e a

fte

r a

tta

ckin

g f

ou

r p

eo

ple

," A

kro

n B

ea

co

n J

ou

rna

l o

hio

.co

m

Lo

ri M

on

se

wic

z,

"Do

g w

ard

en

sh

oo

ts p

it b

ull,

" T

he

Re

po

sito

ry,

ca

nto

nre

p.c

om

DogsB

ite.o

rg: S

om

e d

ogs d

on't

let go.

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: U

.S. P

olic

e a

nd C

itiz

en S

hootings o

f P

it B

ulls

2008

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Da

teC

ity

Sta

teS

ho

ts

Fir

ed

Pit

Bu

lls

Kil

led

Po

lic

e

Fir

e

Cit

ize

n

Fir

e

Bit

e

Inju

ry

Bu

lle

t

Inju

ry

Po

lic

e

Vic

tim

Cit

ize

n

Vic

tim

Fa

tal

Att

ac

k

06

/05

/08

Cin

cin

na

tiO

H1

11

06

/05

/08

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cin

na

tiO

H1

11

06

/09

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cin

na

tiO

H9

21

05

/25

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ve

lan

dO

H1

11

1

12

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lum

bia

OH

31

1

07

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lum

bu

sO

H1

11

12

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lum

bu

sO

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yto

nO

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11

12

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yto

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1

12

/22

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nto

nO

H1

11

11

03

/14

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rain

OH

31

1

03

/27

/08

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rain

OH

21

1

04

/09

/08

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rain

OH

11

1

09

/28

/08

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rain

OH

21

1

01

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erlin

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51

11

1

04

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uth

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led

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H1

11

05

/02

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led

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11

03

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led

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H1

11

11

/21

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led

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07

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ite

ha

llO

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11

03

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un

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wn

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11

08

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aO

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11

11

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ym

on

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11

11

12

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ho

ma

City

OK

11

11

1

04

/13

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lsa

OK

11

11

05

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lsa

OK

11

1

05

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lsa

OK

61

11

11

10

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lsa

OK

31

1

12

/08

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ave

rto

nO

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11

06

/11

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ge

ne

OR

21

1

11

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pp

y V

alle

yO

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11

22

02

/25

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ma

th F

alls

OR

11

11

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rtla

nd

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11

1

12

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evill

eO

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11

05

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rin

gfie

ldO

R1

11

05

/04

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nto

wn

PA

21

13

12

08

/03

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on

aP

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11

07

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ity

PA

11

11

1

11

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hto

n H

eig

hts

PA

11

1

07

/15

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Ca

rlis

leP

A1

11

DogsB

ite.o

rg: S

om

e d

ogs d

on't

let go.

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: U

.S. P

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e a

nd C

itiz

en S

hootings o

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it B

ulls

2008

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Date

City

06

/05

/08

Cin

cin

na

ti

06

/05

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cin

na

ti

06

/09

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cin

na

ti

05

/25

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ve

lan

d

12

/10

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lum

bia

07

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lum

bu

s

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lum

bu

s

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yto

n

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yto

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rain

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rain

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rain

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erlin

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uth

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led

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led

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led

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led

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07

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ite

ha

ll

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un

gsto

wn

08

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a

11

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ym

on

d

12

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ho

ma

City

04

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lsa

05

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Tu

lsa

05

/28

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Tu

lsa

10

/24

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Tu

lsa

12

/08

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Be

ave

rto

n

06

/11

/08

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ge

ne

11

/21

/08

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pp

y V

alle

y

02

/25

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ma

th F

alls

11

/25

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rtla

nd

12

/01

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evill

e

05

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rin

gfie

ld

05

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nto

wn

08

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on

a

07

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ity

11

/14

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hto

n H

eig

hts

07

/15

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Ca

rlis

le

Citation

Kim

Pe

rry a

nd

Qu

an

Tru

on

g,

"Po

lice

kill

tw

o p

it b

ulls

," C

incin

na

ti E

nq

uire

r, C

incin

na

ti.c

om

Kim

Pe

rry a

nd

Qu

an

Tru

on

g,

"Po

lice

kill

tw

o p

it b

ulls

," C

incin

na

ti E

nq

uire

r, C

incin

na

ti.c

om

"La

nd

lord

Wh

o K

ille

d P

it B

ulls

No

t C

ha

rge

d,"

WK

RC

-TV

, lo

ca

l12

.co

m

"Ma

n S

ho

ots

Pit B

ull

Wh

en

It T

rie

s T

o A

tta

ck,"

WE

WS

Cle

ve

lan

d,

ne

wsn

et5

.co

m

"Se

arc

h y

ield

s a

rre

st,

de

ad

pit b

ull,

" C

olu

mb

ia D

aily

Trib

un

e,

co

lum

bia

trib

un

e.c

om

"City p

olic

e s

ho

ot,

kill

pit b

ull,

" C

olu

mb

us T

ele

gra

m,

co

lum

bu

ste

leg

ram

.co

m

Th

eo

do

re D

ecke

r, "

No

rth

Sid

e m

an

kill

s h

imse

lf a

s p

olic

e t

ry t

o s

erv

e a

rre

st

wa

rra

nt,

" T

he

Co

lum

bu

s D

isp

atc

h,

co

lum

bu

sd

isp

atc

h.c

om

Rya

n J

ustin

Fo

x,

"Th

ree

pe

op

le w

ou

nd

ed

in

No

rth

Da

yto

n s

ho

otin

g,"

Da

yto

n D

aily

Ne

ws,

da

yto

nd

aily

ne

ws.c

om

"Da

yto

n P

olic

e S

ho

ot

Pit B

ull,

" W

HIO

-TV

Da

yto

n,

wh

iotv

.co

m

Te

resa

Mo

ore

, "T

od

dle

r a

tta

cke

d b

y f

am

ily p

it b

ull

mix

," T

he

Iro

nto

n T

rib

un

e,

iro

nto

ntr

ibu

ne

.co

m

"Lo

rain

offic

er

sh

oo

ts p

it b

ull,

hits h

ou

se

, to

o,"

Th

e M

ou

rnin

g J

ou

rna

l, M

ou

rnin

gJo

urn

al.co

m

"Tw

o d

og

s lo

cke

d in

de

ad

ly f

igh

t a

re s

ho

t,"

Th

e C

hro

nic

le-T

ele

gra

m,

ch

ron

icle

t.co

m

"Lo

rain

offic

er

sh

oo

ts t

wo

pit b

ulls

kill

s o

ne

," T

he

Ch

ron

icle

-Te

leg

ram

, ch

ron

icle

t.co

m

"Ro

un

du

p:

Pit b

ull

kill

ed

aft

er

att

ackin

g d

og

," T

he

Ch

ron

icle

-Trib

un

e,

ch

ron

icle

t.co

m

Cin

dy L

eis

e,

"Pit b

ull

att

acks o

wn

er

in O

be

rlin

," T

he

Ch

ron

icle

-Te

leg

ram

"Po

lice

sh

oo

t p

it b

ull

in S

ou

th T

ole

do

," T

he

To

led

o B

lad

e,

tole

do

bla

de

.co

m

To

ny G

eft

os,

"Po

lice

sh

oo

t d

og

, co

nfisca

te o

the

rs,"

ab

c 1

3 A

ctio

n N

ew

s,

13

ab

c.c

om

"Pit b

ull

sh

ot

de

ad

in

ce

ntr

al To

led

o,"

Th

e T

ole

do

Bla

de

, to

led

ob

lad

e.c

om

Jo

na

tha

n W

als

h,

"Pit b

ull

kill

ed

by c

op

s;

ow

ne

r o

utr

ag

ed

," T

ole

do

’s N

ew

s L

ea

de

r, N

ew

ll, w

tol.co

m

"Wh

ite

ha

ll O

ffic

ers

Sh

oo

t P

it B

ull

De

ad

," C

olu

mb

us n

bc4

i, n

bc4

i.co

m

Jo

e G

orm

an

, "Y

ou

ng

tow

n p

olic

e:

Ho

me

’s a

ttic

ho

use

d f

igh

tin

g d

og

s,"

Trib

un

e C

hro

nic

le,

trib

un

e-c

hro

nic

le.c

om

Ra

nd

y M

itch

ell,

"T

wo

arr

este

d,

pit b

ull

kill

ed

du

rin

g d

rug

ra

id T

hu

rsd

ay,

" A

da

Eve

nin

g N

ew

s,

ad

ae

ve

nin

gn

ew

s.c

om

De

bb

ie B

row

nin

g,

"Re

sid

en

t a

tta

cke

d b

y v

icio

us d

og

," T

he

Okla

ho

ma

n,

ma

instr

ee

tok.c

om

Ro

be

rt M

ed

ley,

"D

og

sh

ot

aft

er

it b

it b

oy in

so

uth

ea

st

Okla

ho

ma

City,

" N

ew

sO

k,

ne

wso

k.c

om

De

on

Ha

mp

ton

, "T

ee

n s

ave

s c

hild

fro

m d

og

att

ack,"

Tu

lsa

Wo

rld

, tu

lsa

wo

rld

.co

m

"Tu

lsa

Po

lice

Offic

er

Kill

s P

it B

ull,

" F

OX

23

Tu

lsa

, fo

x2

3.c

om

Pit B

ull

Sh

ot A

fte

r B

itin

g C

hild

," K

OT

V,

ne

wso

n6

.co

m

"Tu

lsa

Po

lice

Sh

oo

ts D

og

," P

olic

e V

ide

o N

ew

s,

po

lice

vid

eo

ne

ws.c

om

Erica

He

art

qu

ist,

"P

olic

e s

ho

ot

ch

arg

ing

pit b

ull

in B

ea

ve

rto

n n

eig

hb

orh

oo

d,"

KG

W-T

V L

oca

l N

ew

s,

kg

w.c

om

"Ma

n s

ho

ots

an

d k

ills d

og

," K

VA

L c

bs 1

3-N

ew

s,

kva

l.co

m

Da

vid

Kro

ug

h a

nd

Eric A

da

ms,

"Da

d t

ho

ug

ht

he

lo

st

fin

ge

rs s

avin

g d

au

gh

ter

fro

m p

it b

ull,

" K

GW

Ne

ws C

ha

nn

el 8

, kg

w.c

om

Ch

els

ea

Mu

ller,

"B

urg

lars

ca

ug

ht

at

ele

me

nta

ry s

ch

oo

l,"

KD

RV

12

, kd

rv.c

om

Nic

k B

rad

sh

aw

, "P

olic

e s

ho

ot

pit b

ull

tha

t kill

ed

2 o

the

r d

og

s in

SE

Po

rtla

nd

," K

GW

Ne

ws C

ha

nn

el 8

, kg

w.c

om

Nin

a M

eh

lha

f, "

Prin

evill

e m

an

de

fen

ds f

ata

lly s

ho

otin

g n

eig

hb

or’

s d

og

," K

TV

Z,

ww

w.k

tvz.c

om

"Pit B

ull

Sh

ot

Du

rin

g R

aid

in

Sp

rin

gfie

ld,"

Re

gis

ter-

Gu

ard

, re

gis

terg

ua

rd.c

om

"Alle

nto

wn

Po

lice

Sh

oo

t R

un

aw

ay P

it B

ull,

" T

he

Mo

rnin

g C

all,

mca

ll.co

m

An

dre

w C

ap

asso

, "D

og

Sh

oo

tin

g O

wn

er

Sp

ea

ks O

ut,

" W

e A

re C

en

tra

l P

A,

we

are

ce

ntr

alp

a.c

om

"Pit b

ull

att

acks p

olic

e o

ffic

er,

" T

he

Me

rcu

ry,

po

ttsto

wn

me

rcu

ry.c

om

"Po

lice

Sa

y S

he

riff

’s d

ep

uty

fa

tally

sh

ot

pit b

ull,

" P

itts

bu

rgh

Po

st-

Ga

ze

tte

, p

ost-

ga

ze

tte

.co

m

"Dru

g b

ust,

do

g s

ho

t,"

CB

S 2

1,

wh

ptv

.co

m

DogsB

ite.o

rg: S

om

e d

ogs d

on't

let go.

Report

: U

.S. P

olic

e a

nd C

itiz

en S

hootings o

f P

it B

ulls

2008

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Da

teC

ity

Sta

teS

ho

ts

Fir

ed

Pit

Bu

lls

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led

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lic

e

Fir

e

Cit

ize

n

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e

Bit

e

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ry

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lle

t

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ry

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lic

e

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tim

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n

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tim

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tal

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ac

k

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08

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City

04

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Ch

am

be

rsb

urg

08

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sto

n

06

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Erie

07

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09

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Erie

12

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09

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pe

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ll

04

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03

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10

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05

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08

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05

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au

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xa

r C

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nty

05

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cke

nrid

ge

12

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Ch

an

ne

lvie

w

09

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De

nto

n

Citation

"Pit B

ull

Cra

sh

es T

hro

ug

h G

lass W

ind

ow

, A

tta

cks a

nd

Kill

s D

og

," P

ub

lic O

pin

ion

, p

ub

lico

pin

ion

on

line

.co

m

"Ea

sto

n p

olic

e s

ay d

og

sh

oo

tin

g ju

stifie

d;

pe

t o

wn

er

crie

s f

ou

l,"

Ea

sto

n P

A N

ew

s,

leh

igh

va

lleyliv

e.c

om

Lo

ca

l n

ew

s b

rie

fs,

"Po

lice

fo

rce

d t

o k

ill d

og

on

Erie

’s w

est

sid

e"

Erie

Tim

es-N

ew

s,

go

erie

.co

m

Ka

ra R

ho

de

s,

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ull

sh

ot

aft

er

att

ackin

g c

hild

, a

du

lt,"

Erie

Tim

es-N

ew

s,

go

erie

.co

m

"Pit b

ull

bite

s g

irl o

n h

er

wa

y t

o s

ch

oo

l b

us s

top

," E

rie

Tim

es-N

ew

s,

go

erie

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m

Ka

ra M

urp

hy,

"P

olic

e s

ho

ot

do

g a

fte

r it c

ha

se

s m

an

in

to la

ke

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rie

Tim

es-N

ew

s,

go

erie

.co

m

La

rissa

Th

eo

do

re,

"Dis

pu

te c

on

tin

ue

s;

ma

n s

ho

ots

ne

igh

bo

r’s p

it b

ull,

cla

imin

g it

att

acke

d h

im,"

Be

ave

r C

ou

nty

Tim

es,

tim

eso

nlin

e.c

om

He

idi R

uckn

o,

"Pa

ir a

rre

ste

d,

do

g s

ho

t,"

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e C

itiz

en

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ice

, citiz

en

vo

ice

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m

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tric

k W

. C

on

ne

lly,

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lice

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oo

t, k

ill m

en

acin

g d

og

in

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su

ry,"

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e H

era

ld,

sh

aro

n-h

era

ld.c

om

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lice

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oo

t D

og

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rin

g D

rug

Bu

st,

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BC

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ilad

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lph

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om

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ull

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id T

o H

ave

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n G

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urv

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eig

hb

or’

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un

sh

ots

," W

TA

E C

ha

nn

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n N

ew

s,

the

pitts

bu

rgh

ch

an

ne

l.co

m

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rrin

Yo

uke

r, "

We

st

Re

ad

ing

offic

er

sla

ys p

it b

ull

aft

er

it t

hre

ate

ne

d t

o a

tta

ck h

im,"

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ad

ing

Ea

gle

, re

ad

ing

ea

gle

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m

De

nis

e A

lab

au

gh

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ity p

olic

e s

ho

ot

an

d k

ill c

ha

rgin

g p

it b

ull,

" T

he

Citiz

en

s V

oic

e,

citiz

en

svo

ice

.co

m

He

idi R

uckn

o,

"W-B

po

lice

sh

oo

t, k

ill p

it b

ull,

" T

he

Citiz

en

s’ V

oic

e,

citiz

en

svo

ice

.co

m

Mik

e H

oo

ve

r, "

Po

lice

sh

oo

t d

og

du

rin

g m

an

’s a

rre

st,

" T

he

Yo

rk D

aily

Re

co

rd,

yd

r.in

yo

rk.c

om

Pe

arc

e A

da

ms,

"An

de

rso

n c

op

sh

oo

ts p

it b

ull

aft

er

att

ack o

n 5

-ye

ar-

old

," A

nd

ers

on

In

de

pe

nd

en

t M

ail,

in

de

pe

nd

en

tma

il.co

m

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arc

e A

da

ms,

"An

de

rso

n d

og

sh

ot

wh

ile a

tta

ckin

g o

ff-d

uty

de

pu

ty,"

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de

rso

n I

nd

ep

en

de

nt

Ma

il, in

de

pe

nd

en

tma

il.co

m

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sse

ll B

rad

ley,

"U

S M

ars

ha

ll A

tta

cke

d b

y P

it B

ull,

" N

ew

s C

ha

nn

el 7

, w

sp

a.c

om

"Th

ree

ne

igh

bo

rs in

vo

lve

d in

pit b

ull

sh

oo

tin

g in

cid

en

t,"

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ws 1

0,

wis

tv.c

om

"Ed

ge

fie

ld P

olic

e S

ho

ot

Pit B

ull

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rin

g A

tta

ck,"

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ge

fie

ld D

aily

, e

dg

ed

aily

.co

m

E.

Ric

ha

rd W

alto

n,"

De

pu

ty f

ire

d a

t p

it b

ull,

" T

he

Gre

en

vill

e N

ew

s,

gre

en

vill

eo

nlin

e.c

om

"Se

ne

ca

Po

lice

Sh

oo

t, K

ill T

wo

Pit B

ulls

," U

psta

te T

od

ay,

up

sta

teto

da

y.co

m

"Do

g s

ho

t a

fte

r a

tta

ck o

n c

hild

in

We

st

Un

ion

," A

nd

ers

on

In

de

pe

nd

en

t M

ail,

in

de

pe

nd

en

tma

il.co

m

"Pit b

ull

sh

ot

aft

er

two

bitte

n in

S.D

.,"

Sio

ux C

ity J

ou

rna

l, s

ou

ixcityjo

urn

al.co

m

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te K

arlin

, "P

olic

e s

ho

ot,

kill

do

g,"

Th

e L

ea

f-C

hro

nic

le,

the

lea

fch

ron

icle

.co

m

Ja

mie

De

xte

r, T

avia

D.

Gre

en

, "M

an

re

po

rts p

it t

ha

t tr

ied

to

att

ack w

ife

," T

he

Le

af-

Ch

ron

icle

, th

ele

afc

hro

nic

le.c

om

Ra

ch

el W

ith

ers

, "V

icio

us D

og

Ord

ina

nce

". W

RC

B C

ha

nn

el 3

Ne

ws,

wrc

btv

.co

m

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dsa

y M

elv

in,

"Me

mp

his

po

lice

offic

er

inju

red

," C

om

me

rcia

l Ap

pe

al, c

om

me

rcia

lap

pe

al.co

m

Sh

au

n C

ha

iya

ha

t, "

Pit B

ull

Ma

uls

5-y

ea

r-o

ld C

om

ing

Ho

me

Fro

m S

ch

oo

l" N

ew

s C

an

ne

l 3

, w

reg

.co

m

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rie

nn

e P

hill

ips,

"UP

DA

TE

: D

rive

r A

ccu

se

d o

f A

lmo

st

Ru

nn

ing

Do

wn

De

pu

ty F

ace

s S

eve

ral C

ha

rge

s,"

mye

ye

witn

essn

ew

s.c

om

"Po

lice

: M

an

Sh

oo

ts D

og

Du

e T

o G

row

ling

," W

SM

V N

ash

vill

e,

wsm

v.co

m

Ha

yle

y C

ox,

"Do

g s

ho

t o

nce

wh

ile c

ha

rgin

g p

olic

e o

ffic

er,

" T

he

Am

arillo

Glo

be

, a

ma

rillo

.co

m

Ce

lind

a E

mis

on

, "A

nso

n d

en

ies a

nim

al cru

elty c

ha

rge

," A

bile

ne

Re

po

rte

r-N

ew

s,

rep

ort

ern

ew

s.c

om

"Pitb

ull

sh

ot

by p

olic

e a

fte

r a

tta

ck o

n c

ity e

mp

loye

e,"

Ne

ws R

ad

io 5

90

KL

BJ,

59

0klb

j.co

m

Je

ssic

a V

ess,

"Po

lice

sh

oo

t, k

ill a

tta

ckin

g p

it b

ull

in S

ou

th A

ustin

," T

exa

s C

ab

le N

ew

s,

txcn

.co

m

Ash

ley G

asto

n,

"Dis

pu

te L

ea

ve

s P

up

py,

Pit B

ull

De

ad

," K

FD

M 6

NE

WS

, kfd

m.c

om

Ro

be

rt C

row

e,

"Co

un

ty w

ork

ers

ma

ule

d b

y p

it b

ulls

," S

an

An

ton

io E

xp

ress-N

ew

s,

mysa

na

nto

nio

.co

m

"Pit b

ulls

ap

pa

ren

tly k

ill 7

-ye

ar-

old

on

ru

ral Te

xa

s r

oa

d,"

Tim

es R

eco

rd N

ew

s,

tim

esre

co

rdn

ew

s.c

om

Alli

so

n T

ria

rsi, "

Pit b

ull

att

acks H

arr

is C

ou

nty

de

pu

ty,"

Ch

an

ne

l 11

Ne

ws,

kh

ou

.co

m

Do

nn

a F

ield

er,

"B

lott

er:

Po

lice

se

ize

3 d

og

s a

fte

r re

po

rte

d a

tta

cks,"

De

nto

n R

eco

rd-C

hro

nic

le,

de

nto

nrc

.co

m

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.S. P

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Da

teC

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Sta

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Pit

Bu

lls

Kil

led

Po

lic

e

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e

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n

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e

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e

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ry

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t

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ry

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lic

e

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tim

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n

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tim

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rt W

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rt W

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City

03

/05

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Ed

inb

urg

h

01

/31

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El P

aso

09

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02

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rt W

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08

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rt W

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m C

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03

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n

02

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04

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Su

ffo

lk

12

/18

/08

Ch

arle

sto

n

07

/17

/08

Elle

nsb

urg

02

/20

/08

Ke

nn

ew

ick

07

/23

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Oa

kvill

e

08

/26

/08

Pie

rce

Co

un

ty

09

/08

/08

Se

aTa

c

02

/27

/08

Se

att

le

07

/29

/08

Se

att

le

05

/27

/08

Sh

elto

n

11

/08

/08

Sh

elto

n

03

/20

/08

Ta

co

ma

01

/29

/08

Wa

pa

to

09

/15

/08

Wa

pa

to

Citation

"Fa

mily

Sa

ys B

ord

er

Ag

en

t K

ille

d T

he

ir D

og

," K

RG

V-T

V N

ew

s C

ha

nn

el 5

, n

ew

sch

an

ne

l5.t

v

"Pit B

ull

Bite

s O

ffic

er,

is S

ho

t a

nd

Kill

ed

," E

l P

aso

Tim

es,

elp

aso

tim

es.c

om

Ad

ria

na

M.

Ch

ave

s,

"Po

lice

offic

er

sh

oo

ts a

t d

og

in

Ea

st

El P

aso

," E

l P

aso

Tim

es,

elp

aso

tim

es.c

om

Ka

the

rin

e B

lake

, "2

0 P

eo

ple

, G

un

sh

ot

En

d F

W P

it B

ull

Att

ack,"

Fo

rt W

ort

h C

BS

11

Ne

ws

Ka

the

rin

e B

lake

, "F

ort

Wo

rth

Ma

n S

ho

ots

, K

ills N

eig

hb

or’

s D

og

s,"

CB

S 1

1 N

ew

s,

cb

s11

tv.c

om

Jh

en

Ko

rde

la,

"Do

g A

tta

cks S

pe

ll T

rou

ble

Fo

r P

it B

ull

Ow

ne

rs,"

KT

EN

Ne

ws,

kte

n.c

om

Bla

ir D

ed

rick O

rtm

an

, "G

rove

po

lice

offic

er

fire

s o

n,

kill

s c

ha

rgin

g p

it b

ull,

" B

ea

um

on

t E

nte

rprise

, b

ea

um

on

ten

terp

rise

.co

m

Ka

the

rin

e B

lake

, "H

alto

m C

ity C

op

Sh

oo

ts A

t P

it B

ull,

Hits T

ee

n"

CB

S 1

1,

cb

s11

tv.c

om

Am

an

da

Ha

rris

, "P

it b

ull

kill

ed

fo

llow

ing

co

nfr

on

tatio

n w

ith

2 m

en

," V

alle

y M

ou

rnin

g S

tar,

va

lleym

ou

rnin

gsta

r.co

m

"HP

D O

ffic

ers

Kill

Ch

arg

ing

Pit B

ull,

" H

ou

sto

n C

hro

nic

le,

ch

ron

.co

m

Ju

an

ita

Jim

en

ez,

"Pit b

ull

att

acks H

ou

sto

n m

an

," a

bc 1

3 E

ye

witn

ess N

ew

s K

TR

K-T

V,

kh

ou

.co

m

"De

pu

tie

s F

ata

lly s

ho

ot

two

pit b

ulls

," a

bc 1

3 E

ye

witn

ess N

ew

s,

ab

c1

3.c

om

"Pit B

ull

Alle

ge

dly

Att

acks L

ub

bo

ck P

olic

e O

ffic

er,

Ow

ne

r C

ha

rge

d,"

Ne

ws C

an

ne

l 11

, kcb

d.c

om

Ja

me

s C

lark

"P

it B

ull

Att

acke

d M

an

Be

fore

Sh

ot

& K

ille

d"

Ne

ws R

ad

io 1

42

0 K

JD

L C

BS

ne

wsra

dio

14

20

.co

m

Ro

bin

Pyle

, "L

ub

bo

ck o

ffic

er

fire

s a

t p

it b

ull

as lo

ose

do

gs r

em

ain

pro

ble

m,"

Ava

lan

ch

e-J

ou

rna

l, lu

bb

ocko

nlin

e.c

om

Bre

nd

a E

va

ns,

"Offic

er

sh

oo

ts d

og

in

se

lf d

efe

nse

" T

he

Citiz

en

, h

co

nlin

e.c

om

"Do

g S

ho

t B

y P

olic

e O

ffic

er,

" S

an

An

ton

io N

ew

s,

wo

ai.co

m

Da

vid

S.

Ra

uf,

"W

om

an

wa

lkin

g d

og

ma

ule

d b

y p

it b

ulls

," E

xp

ress-N

ew

s,

mysa

na

nto

nio

.co

m

"Po

lice

ma

n s

lays a

gg

ressiv

e d

og

," S

an

An

ton

io E

xp

ress-N

ew

s,

mysa

na

nto

nio

.co

m

Za

ck Q

uitta

nce

, "P

olic

e:

Ma

n h

ide

s b

eh

ind

to

dd

ler,

" T

he

Mo

nito

r, t

he

mo

nito

r.co

m

Se

an

Ga

ffn

ey,

"B

oy k

ille

d b

y p

it b

ull

ne

ar

We

sla

co

," T

he

Mo

nito

r, t

he

mo

nito

r.co

m

Je

ssic

a L

an

gd

on

, "P

olic

em

an

wo

un

de

d w

hile

sa

vin

g w

om

an

fro

m p

it b

ulls

," T

ime

s R

eco

rd N

ew

s,

tim

ere

co

rdn

ew

s.c

om

Da

vid

Ru

pka

lvis

, "D

ep

uty

sh

oo

ts,

kill

s p

it b

ull,

" T

he

Gra

ha

m L

ed

ge

r, g

rah

am

led

ge

r.co

m

"He

nrico

Po

lice

Sh

oo

t D

og

," C

BS

-WT

VR

, w

tvr.

co

m

Pa

tric

k W

ilso

n,

"Ne

wp

ort

Ne

ws o

ffic

er

kill

s p

it b

ull

aft

er

it c

ha

se

s n

eig

hb

ors

, a

tta

cks,"

ha

mp

ton

roa

ds.c

om

"Po

rts.

Po

lice

sh

oo

t, k

ill p

it b

ull,

" W

AV

Y T

V 1

0 N

ew

s,

wa

vy.

co

m

"Pit B

ull

Sh

ot

in t

he

Le

g A

fte

r A

tta

ckin

g A

no

the

r D

og

," n

ew

sd

ay.

co

m

Ga

ry H

ark

i, "

Wo

ma

n in

jure

d,

do

g s

ho

t o

n C

ha

rle

sto

n’s

We

st

Sid

e,"

Th

e C

ha

rle

sto

n G

aze

tte

, sa

turd

ayg

aze

tte

ma

il.co

m

Ch

els

ea

Kro

tze

r, "

Elle

nsb

urg

po

lice

sh

oo

t d

og

," D

aily

Re

co

rd,

kvn

ew

s.c

om

Pa

ula

Ho

rto

n,

"Ke

nn

ew

ick m

an

kill

s n

eig

hb

or’

s 2

do

gs,"

Tri-C

ity H

era

ld,

tri-cityh

era

ld.c

om

Sh

ary

n L

. D

ecke

r, "

Sh

eriff:

Sh

oo

tin

g o

f P

it B

ull

in O

akvill

e J

ustifie

d,"

Th

e C

hro

nic

le,

ch

ron

line

.co

m

Sta

ce

y M

ullo

ck,

"De

pu

ty s

ho

ots

do

g w

hile

in

ve

stig

atin

g t

raffic

on

Bro

okd

ale

," T

he

Ne

ws T

rib

un

e.c

om

"Pit b

ulls

sh

ot,

kill

ed

aft

er

ma

ulin

g w

om

an

," T

op

Sto

rie

s,

kin

g5

.co

m

"Po

lice

offic

er

sh

oo

ts 2

pit b

ull

in s

elf-d

efe

nse

," K

OM

OT

V.c

om

"Pit B

ull

Sh

ot,

Oth

ers

Co

nfisca

ted

In

Att

ack O

n W

om

an

’s D

og

," K

IRO

-TV

Se

att

le,

kiro

tv.c

om

Dre

w M

ikke

lso

n,

"Sh

elto

n f

am

ily d

og

su

rviv

es s

ix g

un

sh

ot

wo

un

ds,"

KIN

G 5

TV

Lo

ca

l N

ew

s,

kin

g5

.co

m

De

drick A

llen

, "P

olic

e s

ho

ot

do

g in

Do

wn

tow

n S

he

lto

n,"

Ma

so

nC

ou

nty

Ne

ws.c

om

"Pit B

ull

Sh

ot

By O

ff-D

uty

Ta

co

ma

Offic

er,

" K

IRO

Se

att

le,

KIR

OT

V.c

om

"Do

g a

tta

ck r

ais

es q

ue

stio

ns a

bo

ut

sa

fety

," K

ND

O/K

ND

U T

ri-C

itie

s,

kn

du

.co

m

Au

dre

y A

sis

tio

, "P

itb

ull

Sh

ot,

" K

IMA

CB

S 2

9,

kim

atv

.co

m

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ite.o

rg: S

om

e d

ogs d

on't

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: U

.S. P

olic

e a

nd C

itiz

en S

hootings o

f P

it B

ulls

2008

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Da

teC

ity

Sta

teS

ho

ts

Fir

ed

Pit

Bu

lls

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led

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lic

e

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e

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ize

n

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e

Bit

e

Inju

ry

Bu

lle

t

Inju

ry

Po

lic

e

Vic

tim

Cit

ize

n

Vic

tim

Fa

tal

Att

ac

k

09

/02

/08

Wo

od

lan

d

WA

11

1

06

/27

/08

Ya

kim

aW

A2

11

03

/11

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Be

loit

WI

51

1

08

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Be

loit

WI

11

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10

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loit

WI

11

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en

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21

03

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05

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06

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au

ke

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21

05

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rt W

ash

ing

ton

WI

11

1

06

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cin

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11

09

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Ra

cin

eW

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13

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06

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fie

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11

06

/18

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sh

ing

ton

D.C

.3

11

21

1

08

/21

/08

Wa

sh

ing

ton

D.C

.4

11

11

12

/08

/08

Wa

sh

ing

ton

D.C

.4

11

11

To

tal

62

63

19

31

36

01

48

13

34

12

76

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.S. P

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it B

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Date

City

09

/02

/08

Wo

od

lan

d

06

/27

/08

Ya

kim

a

03

/11

/08

Be

loit

08

/29

/08

Be

loit

10

/27

/08

Be

loit

03

/18

/08

Gre

en

Ba

y

03

/18

/08

Milw

au

ke

e

05

/06

/08

Milw

au

ke

e

06

/01

/08

Milw

au

ke

e

05

/26

/08

Po

rt W

ash

ing

ton

06

/16

/08

Ra

cin

e

09

/12

/08

Ra

cin

e

06

/25

/08

Win

fie

ld

06

/18

/08

Wa

sh

ing

ton

D.C

.

08

/21

/08

Wa

sh

ing

ton

D.C

.

12

/08

/08

Wa

sh

ing

ton

D.C

.

Total

Citation

"Ma

n S

ho

ots

Kill

s N

eig

hb

or’

s L

oo

se

Pit B

ull,

" T

he

Da

ily N

ew

s O

nlin

e,

tdn

.co

m

"Ya

kim

a P

olic

e S

ho

ot

Pit B

ull

Mu

ltip

le T

ime

s,"

Th

e Y

akim

a H

era

ld,

ya

kim

ah

era

ld.c

om

"Be

loit o

ffic

er

sh

oo

ts d

og

at

larg

e,"

BD

N C

on

ne

ctio

n,

be

loitd

aily

ne

ws.c

om

"Po

lice

sh

oo

t p

it b

ull,

" G

aze

tte

Xtr

a,

ga

ze

tte

xtr

a.c

om

"Pit b

ull

bite

s 4

-ye

ar-

old

girl,"

Be

loit D

aily

Ne

ws,

be

loitd

aily

ne

ws.c

om

Co

rin

thia

McC

oy,

"P

it b

ulls

po

lice

sh

ot

ma

y h

ave

be

en

bre

d t

o f

igh

t,"

Gre

en

Ba

y P

ress-G

aze

tte

, g

ree

nsb

ayg

aze

tte

.co

m

"Po

lice

sh

oo

t p

it b

ull

aft

er

pu

rsu

ing

arr

est,

" Jo

urn

al S

en

tin

el, jso

nlin

e.c

om

Dia

ne

Pa

thie

u,

Ka

tie

Lo

ng

, "R

aw

Vid

eo

: P

olic

e S

ho

ot T

hre

ate

nin

g P

it B

ull,

" To

da

y's

TM

J4

, to

da

ystm

j4.c

om

"Po

lice

Sh

oo

t, K

ill T

wo

Pit B

ulls

," a

bc W

ISN

Milw

au

ke

e,

wis

n.c

om

Lin

da

Sp

ice

, "P

it b

ull

sh

ot

aft

er

att

ackin

g d

og

," M

ilwa

uke

e J

ou

rna

l S

en

tin

el, jso

nlin

e.c

om

"Po

lice

Re

po

rts:

Ju

ne

16

," T

he

Jo

urn

al T

ime

s O

nlin

e,

jou

rna

ltim

es.c

om

Ma

rci L

ae

hr

Te

nu

ta,

"Po

lice

sh

oo

t a

nd

in

jure

pit b

ull

aft

er

do

gs a

tta

ck s

eve

ral p

eo

ple

," T

he

Jo

urn

al T

ime

s O

nlin

e,

jou

rna

ltim

es.c

om

Ju

stin

D. A

nd

ers

on

, "M

an

sa

ys h

e h

ad

no

ch

oic

e b

ut

to s

ho

ot

pit b

ull,

" C

ha

rle

sto

n D

aily

Ma

il, d

aily

ma

il.co

m

"Wo

ma

n,

Offic

er

Att

acke

d b

y P

it B

ull

in D

.C.,

" N

ew

s C

ha

nn

el 8

, n

ew

s8

.ne

t

"Po

lice

: O

ffic

ers

Sh

oo

t, K

ill P

it B

ull

Att

ackin

g 6

-ye

ar-

old

," W

ash

ing

ton

Ne

ws,

nb

c4

.co

m

"Wo

ma

n F

igh

ts f

or

He

r L

ife

Aft

er

Pit B

ull

Att

ack,"

AB

C 7

Ne

ws,

wjla

.co

m

Note

: T

he d

ouble

Cin

cin

nati c

itation (

by K

im P

err

y)

involv

es 2

separa

te s

hooting incid

ences in the s

am

e d

ay.

There

fore

,

it w

as c

ounte

d a

s 2

incid

ences, each involv

ing the s

hooting a

nd k

illin

g o

f one p

it b

ull.

Note

: T

he 9

/30/0

8 P

hoenix

incid

ent in

volv

ed tw

o A

merican b

ulld

ogs. T

he S

tate

of O

hio

cla

ssifie

s this

bre

ed a

s a

"pit b

ull

type d

og."

This

incid

ent is

the o

nly

know

n inclu

sio

n o

f th

e A

merican b

ulld

og in this

report

.

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ite.o

rg: S

om

e d

ogs d

on't

let go.

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: U

.S. P

olic

e a

nd C

itiz

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hootings o

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it B

ulls

2008

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