Police-reported incident record · 2025-03-13

Infant critically injured in Prairie Village pit bull attack

Prairie Village Police said an infant suffered life-threatening dog-bite injuries inside a home on March 13, 2025; the police-reported pit bull was later euthanized at the owner’s request.

Nonfatal · 1 bite victimBreed: Pit bullPrairie Village, KS

Date2025-03-13 · Earlier in the evening; police notified by hospital at approximately 9:30 p.m. CDT

Location4900 block of West 72nd Terrace, Prairie Village; attack reported inside a private residence; BiteDB uses a city-area map point rather than the exact home

Victim(s)1 infant; exact age not publicly disclosed

Dogs involved1 dog reported

Injury severityLife-threatening dog-bite injuries; hospitalized at Children’s Mercy and remained in critical condition in follow-up reporting

Breed attributionPit bullPrairie Village Police described the dog as a pit bull in local reporting. BiteDB records this as a police-reported breed attribution, not an independent DNA or veterinary breed verification.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Prairie Village Police said an infant suffered life-threatening injuries in a March 13, 2025 dog attack inside a residence in the 4900 block of West 72nd Terrace. The infant was being cared for by a non-parent caregiver at the dog owner’s home. Police said the dog was a pit bull; it was impounded and later euthanized at the owner’s request. Follow-up reporting said the infant remained hospitalized in critical condition.

Legal-status note

Prairie Village Police said the case remained under investigation in the immediate aftermath. Later Johnson County Post reporting said Prairie Village had not brought criminal charges against a dog owner for a dog-bite incident in the years after its breed-specific ban was repealed; BiteDB does not infer charges in this case. The dog was euthanized at the owner’s request.

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↗Primary incident reportingKCTV5 — Infant in critical condition after Prairie Village dog biteLinked source; no third-party image is copied into BiteDB.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

KCTV5 — Infant in critical condition after Prairie Village dog biteIndependent local reporting / Prairie Village Police statements · Published 2025-03-14 · Accessed 2026-09-06

Prairie Village Police told local reporters that Children’s Mercy Hospital notified officers at about 9:30 p.m. March 13 after an infant arrived with life-threatening dog-bite injuries. Investigators traced the attack to a Prairie Village residence in the 4900 block of West 72nd Terrace. Police said the infant was with a non-parent caregiver, the pit bull was seized, and the dog was euthanized at the owner’s request. A later police interview reported that the incident happened inside the dog owner’s home and that the dog had no known prior aggression in Prairie Village.

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Additional sources

KMBC — Infant remains in critical condition after Prairie Village dog mauling — Independent local reporting / police corroboration and block-level location · 2025-03-14
Johnson County Post — Infant still critical after attack inside Prairie Village home — Independent local reporting / direct police interview and home/caregiver context · 2025-03-18

Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.