Miami-Dade deputies stop two-dog attack after Taser fails; victim needed tourniquet and airlift
The official MDSO release documents the attack and tourniquet; Local 10 and CBS Miami provide helicopter/video coverage, and a later report attributes Cane Corso identification to MDSO.
Incident summary
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies were taking an unrelated report when they heard screams and found an adult man being attacked by two large dogs. A deputy first used an electronic control device, causing the dogs to disengage briefly; officials said they re-engaged, and deputies then shot both dogs. Deputies applied a tourniquet because the victim was bleeding profusely, and he was transported to a hospital in stable condition; local television reported an air rescue. The initial MDSO release did not identify breed, while a Miami Herald follow-up quoted an MDSO spokesman identifying both dogs as Cane Corsos.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
MDSO said deputies found an adult man being attacked by two large dogs; after an electronic control device briefly stopped the attack, the dogs re-engaged and deputies fired. Deputies used a tourniquet for profuse bleeding before hospital transport.
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- Deputies come upon Redland dog attack, fatally shoot 2 “large and vicious” caninesLocal 10 report with Sky 10 video and MDSO attribution · 2026-02-16
- Miami-Dade deputies save man from vicious dog attack, 2 dogs shot and killedCBS Miami report and source-hosted video · 2026-02-16
- Miami-Dade deputies shoot attacking dogs in the Redland, sheriff’s office saysMiami Herald follow-up quoting MDSO spokesman on breed · 2026-02-17
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