Verified incident record · 2026-09-11

63-year-old hospitalized after two-dog attack in Homestead

Homestead police said a 63-year-old woman suffered multiple bite injuries after two dogs described by police as pit bulls attacked her near Northwest 9th Terrace on September 11, 2026.

Nonfatal human biteBreed: Pit bullHomestead, FL

Date2026-09-11 · Exact time not reported

LocationArea of 250 Northwest 9th Terrace, Homestead; public block-level location from police reporting

Victim(s)1 woman, age 63

Dogs involved2 dogs

Injury severityMultiple bite injuries to the back of the head, neck, right arm and right ankle; hospitalized for surgery and reported in stable condition

Breed attributionPit bullBreed descriptions conflict across official-attributed local reporting. CBS Miami and Local 10's September 11 report said Homestead police described both dogs as pit bulls. A September 12 Local 10 follow-up said Miami-Dade County Animal Services identified the seized dogs as American Bulldog-mix strays. BiteDB preserves both attributed descriptions, retains the original police-attributed primary breed field for this incident, and does not independently infer breed from images or appearance.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Homestead police said a 63-year-old woman was walking north near 250 Northwest 9th Terrace on September 11 when two dogs described by police as pit bulls attacked her. A witness intervened and separated the dogs from the woman. Police reported multiple bite injuries to the back of her head, neck, right arm and right ankle. She was transported to Jackson South Medical Center for surgery. In a September 12 follow-up, Local 10 reported that she remained hospitalized Saturday morning in stable condition and that Miami-Dade County Animal Services identified the seized dogs as American Bulldog-mix strays. The conflicting breed descriptions are retained with source attribution rather than resolved by BiteDB. Detectives said no arrests were being made at the time of the initial report.

Legal-status note

Homestead police said both dogs were secured and later impounded by Miami-Dade County Animal Services. Detectives told Local 10 that no arrests were being made at that time. The reviewed reports did not announce a citation, dangerous-dog adjudication or final animal disposition, so BiteDB does not infer one.

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↗Primary incident reportingCBS Miami — Woman airlifted to the hospital after family dog attack in Miami-Dade, deputies saidLinked source; no third-party image is copied into BiteDB.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

CBS Miami — Woman attacked by 2 pit bulls while walking in South Florida neighborhood, police sayIndependent local reporting citing Homestead Police Department · Published 2026-09-11 · Accessed 2026-09-11

CBS Miami reported, citing Homestead police, that a 63-year-old woman walking near 250 Northwest 9th Terrace was attacked by two dogs police described as pit bulls. Police said she sustained multiple bites to the back of her head, neck, right arm and right ankle and was taken as a trauma alert to Jackson South Medical Center. The two dogs were secured.

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Additional sources

Local 10 — Woman, 63, injured in dog attack in Homestead, cops say — Independent local follow-up citing Homestead Police Department · 2026-09-11
Local 10 — Man describes how he rescued woman from 2 dogs’ jaws during attack caught on video in Miami-Dade — Independent local follow-up; victim status and Miami-Dade County Animal Services breed identification · 2026-09-12

Data-quality notes

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.