Four-dog Navy Yard City attack injured eight people and killed Jasper
A December 2025 attack near Navy Yard City injured eight people and killed a Rhodesian Ridgeback; a dangerous-dog-related criminal charge was filed against the dogs’ owner in September 2026.
Incident summary
On December 17, 2025, four dogs escaped or broke free near a Navy Yard City home in the Bremerton area and attacked a leashed Rhodesian Ridgeback named Jasper, the person walking Jasper on a mobility scooter, neighbors and other people who intervened. KIRO 7 reported eight people were injured and Jasper died. Kitsap Sun later reported from sheriff’s records and charging documents that seven people were bitten, six were transported to St. Michael Medical Center, and the four attacking dogs were pit bulls. In September 2026, prosecutors filed a dangerous-dog-related criminal charge against the owner; that charge is an allegation, not a conviction.
Kitsap Sun reported that prosecutors filed a charge in Kitsap County Superior Court on September 14, 2026, alleging ownership of a dangerous dog that caused severe injury or death. The filing is an accusation; no conviction or final adjudication was established in the reviewed reporting. The same reporting says sheriff’s and animal-control records documented an October 11, 2025 prior attack and notice that the dogs were considered potentially dangerous.
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KIRO 7 reported that one dog broke free from a leash and attacked Jasper before three additional dogs from the same owner joined the attack, leaving eight people injured and Jasper dead. The station reported that the dogs were taken into animal-control custody and that the owner was under investigation under Washington dangerous-dog law.
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- Kitsap Sun — Dog owner in chaotic Navy Yard City attack in 2025 charged with crimeLocal newspaper reporting based on Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office incident report and charging documents · 2026-09-17
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