Man bitten and dog injured in 2010 Beaumont pit bull attack near Pecos and Seventh
Beaumont Police said a pit bull bit a man and injured his dog near Pecos and Seventh streets on May 27, 2010; an officer later shot the dog after it escaped restraint and tried to attack again.
Incident summary
Beaumont Police said a pit bull attacked a man and his dog near Pecos and Seventh streets at about 10:30 p.m. on May 27, 2010. The dog bit the man and injured his dog. The man restrained the attacking dog while waiting for animal control; when an officer arrived, the dog got free and tried to attack again, and the officer shot and killed it.
The reviewed report documents a Beaumont Police response and officer shooting of the dog after a renewed attack attempt. It does not report an owner citation, criminal charge, dangerous-dog adjudication or civil finding, so BiteDB records none.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
The Beaumont Enterprise, citing Beaumont Police Department spokesman Jeff Curl and a police news release, reported that a pit bull attacked a man and his dog near Pecos and Seventh streets at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday. The dog bit the man, injured his dog, escaped restraint as an officer assisted, tried to attack again, and was shot and killed by the officer.
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