Woman hospitalized after dog attack at Seattle’s Freeway Park
Seattle Police said a woman was injured by a dog near Freeway Park and went to a hospital; an officer shot the dog while attempting to control it, and the dog later died.
Incident summary
Seattle Police said a woman was injured by a dog at Freeway Park in Downtown Seattle and went to a hospital for treatment. While officers attempted to control the dog, an officer shot it; police said the dog later died at a veterinary clinic.
Seattle Police listed the case as an ongoing investigation, incident number 2026-28916. BiteDB does not infer any owner citation, criminal charge or dangerous-dog finding without a later source.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
Seattle Police reported that officers responded around 2:50 p.m. to a dog attack near the 600 block of Seneca Street, found an injured woman, and that she went to a hospital. Police said an officer shot the dog while attempting to control it and that the dog later died at a veterinary clinic.
Open source ↗Additional sources
No additional source is required for the core incident facts because the Seattle Police primary release directly documents the response; later independent follow-up can be added if it materially changes the record.
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.