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Police-reported incident record · 2025-07-07

6-year-old airlifted after severe family-dog attack in Slidell

Slidell Police said a 6-year-old child suffered severe injuries in a July 7, 2025 attack by the family pit bull and was airlifted to a New Orleans trauma hospital.

Nonfatal · 1 bite victimBreed: Pit bull / pit bull terrierSlidell, LA
Date2025-07-07 · Shortly before noon
LocationResidence off West Hall Avenue, Slidell; published street-level location only, map point approximate
Victim(s)1 person: a 6-year-old child; gender not consistently established in the reviewed initial reports
Dogs involved1 family dog reported; pit bull / pit bull terrier
Injury severityNonfatal; severe injuries; child airlifted to a New Orleans trauma hospital for urgent treatment
Breed attributionPit bull / pit bull terrierSlidell Police, as quoted by FOX 8 and WDSU, described the family dog as a pit bull or pit bull terrier. BiteDB records this as a police-reported breed attribution, not an independent breed test.
What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Slidell Police said a 6-year-old child suffered severe injuries when the family pit bull attacked in the backyard of a residence off West Hall Avenue shortly before noon on July 7, 2025. Police said the dog had been temporarily chained in the backyard. Because of the seriousness of the injuries, the child was airlifted to a trauma hospital in New Orleans. Slidell Animal Control took possession of the dog while the incident remained under investigation.

Legal-status note

Slidell Animal Control took possession of the dog after the attack. WDSU described the case as an ongoing investigation. The reviewed initial reports did not establish criminal charges or a final dangerous-dog/euthanasia disposition, so BiteDB does not infer one.

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↗Local corroborationWDSU — Slidell Police accountCorroborating local report; no third-party image is copied into BiteDB.
Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

Child, 6, severely injured in attack by family’s pit bull, Slidell Police sayFOX 8 local report citing Slidell Police Department · Published 2025-07-07 · Accessed 2026-09-06

FOX 8, citing Slidell Police, reported that officers responded shortly before noon to a residence off West Hall Avenue and found a 6-year-old child with severe injuries after an attack by the family pit bull terrier. Police said the dog had been chained in the backyard and that the child was airlifted to New Orleans for urgent trauma treatment; Animal Control took custody of the dog.

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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.