Source-attributed incident record · 2026-05-07

Winchester police officer bitten by pit bull during apartment search warrant

Winchester Police said an officer was bitten during a May 7 warrant service, treated at a hospital and released; officers shot and killed the pit bull. Detailed injury severity and dog-related charges were not reported.

Hospitalized / nonfatalBreed: Pit bull (police-reported)Winchester, VA

Date2026-05-07 · Approximately 8:45 a.m. local time; police-described search-warrant service time, not separately documented bite timestamp

LocationInside an apartment in the 2200 block of Valor Drive, Winchester; exact unit not published

Victim(s)1 Winchester Police Department officer; name, age and sex not published in reviewed report

Dogs involved1 pit bull, according to Winchester Police; police reported the dog was shot and killed following the attack

Injury severityOfficer sustained dog-bite injuries and was transported to Winchester Medical Center for treatment, then released; precise wounds and clinical severity were not published.

Breed attributionPit bull (police-reported)Winchester Police Department explicitly identified the dog as a pit bull. BiteDB preserves the police-reported breed identification and has not independently verified pedigree, genetics or breed from an image.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Winchester Police reported that during SWAT execution of a search warrant at an apartment in the 2200 block of Valor Drive around 8:45 a.m. on May 7, 2026, a police officer was attacked and bitten by a dog described by the department as a pit bull. Officers shot and killed the dog after what police described as an immediate threat. The bitten officer was treated at Winchester Medical Center and released. Police said no other injuries occurred. The separate marijuana-related arrest mentioned in the news release is not presented as a dog-related charge or proof of the dog’s ownership.

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Primary record used by BiteDB

Winchester Police Department — WPD officer injured by a dog while seizing more than 49 marijuana plantsPrimary police department news release · Published 2026-05-07 · Accessed 2026-10-07

Winchester Police reported that a police officer was attacked and bitten by a pit bull while executing a search warrant in the 2200 block of Valor Drive, around 8:45 a.m. on May 7. Police said they fatally shot the dog and the injured officer was treated at Winchester Medical Center and released.

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The River 95.3 independently republished the department-attributed account; it is not treated as a separate eyewitness investigation.

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Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

Winchester Police reported a separate marijuana cultivation/possession arrest during the warrant operation; the reviewed reports did not identify dog-related charges, a dangerous-dog adjudication or a dog ownership finding. No legal responsibility for the bite is inferred from the unrelated criminal charges.