Police-reported incident record · 2025-05-05

11-year-old hospitalized after Dayton dog bite; argument afterward escalates to gunfire

Dayton police said an 11-year-old girl suffered non-life-threatening dog-bite injuries on Delaware Avenue on May 5, 2025; a later argument escalated into gunfire, but no one was shot.

Nonfatal · 1 bite victimBreed: Not reportedDayton, OH

Date2025-05-05 · Approximately 4:50 p.m.

Location300 block of Delaware Avenue, Dayton, Montgomery County; published block location, map point approximate

Victim(s)1 person: an 11-year-old girl

Dogs involved1 dog reported; breed and ownership not reported

Injury severityNonfatal; 11-year-old girl hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries related to the dog bite

Breed attributionNot reportedDayton police reporting reviewed for this incident did not identify a breed. BiteDB does not infer breed from location, circumstances, or later discussion.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Dayton police said an 11-year-old girl was bitten by a dog on May 5, 2025 in the 300 block of Delaware Avenue. She was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries related to the dog bite. Police said an argument following the bite escalated into gunfire between two groups; no one was struck by the gunfire, although homes and a vehicle were hit.

Legal-status note

Dayton police said three people were arrested on gun-related and other allegations after the argument that followed the bite. BiteDB does not attribute those arrests to ownership of the dog or to the bite itself because the reviewed reporting does not establish that connection. The police Violent Offender Unit was continuing to investigate the gunfire.

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↗Local corroborationWHIO-TV — Dayton police accountCorroborating local report; no third-party image is copied into BiteDB.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

Multiple shots fired after dog bites 11-year-old girl in DaytonDayton Daily News local reporting quoting Dayton Police Lt. Eric Sheldon · Published 2025-05-06 · Accessed 2026-09-06

Dayton police Lt. Eric Sheldon said officers responded around 4:50 p.m. to the 300 block of Delaware Avenue after shots were fired. Investigators learned an 11-year-old girl had been bitten by a dog and that an ensuing argument escalated into gunfire. The child was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening dog-bite injuries.

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Additional sources

Shots fired after girl gets bitten by dog in Dayton — WHIO-TV local corroboration quoting Dayton police · 2025-05-06

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.