Hazel Park woman hospitalized after attack by own dogs
A police officer was bitten during the Halloween incident on East Milton Street, and the dogs were unregistered.
By Abigail Brooks ·
A 39-year-old woman was taken to a Metro Detroit hospital with severe injuries to her neck, arms, and legs after her three dogs attacked her in Hazel Park on Saturday, Oct. 31. A responding police officer also sustained a wound to the thigh during the incident.
The attack began inside a home in the 1800 block of East Milton Street. A resident told police that the woman had taken in a stray puppy when the dogs struck. They dragged her from the house and into the driveway, where a 911 call had already placed officers on scene at 8:17 p.m.
The first officer to arrive found the woman lying in the driveway while two pit bulls and a Presa Canario attacked her. The officer used a Taser twice to distract the animals, but the attacks continued. As the dogs circled the officer and the woman, one bit the officer in the thigh. The officer then shot that dog.
Although the initial shot wounded the dog, it and a second animal moved back toward the woman. A second officer shot and killed the wounded dog to stop the advance. The remaining two dogs ran off the property and were later recovered by Animal Control.
The injured officer was treated at a hospital and released. The woman, who owned the dogs with her husband, remains hospitalized. City records show the three dogs were not registered with Hazel Park. Animal Control is currently holding the two surviving animals while the investigation continues.
