Two men hospitalized after loose-dog attack on Nations Avenue in El Paso
Police said a loose dog attacked two men, including an 87-year-old with life-threatening injuries; Animal Services later issued 24 citations to the owner.
Incident summary
El Paso Police said a loose dog attacked a 53-year-old man on Nations Avenue. An 87-year-old neighbor who came out to help was then attacked and suffered life-threatening injuries. Police fatally shot the dog. El Paso Animal Services later said the owner received 24 citations and two additional loose dogs were taken into custody.
El Paso Animal Services said the owner was issued 24 citations; the reviewed sources did not establish a criminal conviction.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
El Diario reported police spokesperson Officer Adrian Cisneros described a very large brown dog, breed initially undetermined, attacking a 53-year-old man and then an 87-year-old who tried to help. Its Sept. 29 follow-up described the attacking animal as a large mixed-breed dog and reported 24 Animal Services citations. KVIA separately reported both victims were hospitalized and the older victim had life-threatening injuries.
Open source ↗Additional sources
KVIA ABC-7 — owner issued 24 citations; injury update ↗ · Local TV follow-up citing Animal Services
El Diario — 24 citations / Animal Services follow-up ↗ · Local newspaper follow-up
What BiteDB does not infer
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