Man, 22, reportedly bitten by dog near Springfield and Olive in Laredo; police later wound animal
Laredo Police reported a nonfatal leg bite on October 13 and a later officer-involved dog shooting; the dog survived. Breed and aggressive conduct are attributed to police.
Incident summary
Laredo Police told local reporters that officers were called about 12:30 p.m. on October 13, 2026, after a dog identified by police as a pit bull bit a 22-year-old man in the leg near Springfield Avenue and Olive Street. Police described the man as in stable condition. Officers and Laredo Animal Care Services then tried to take custody of the dog. Police said the dog aggressively charged officers, prompting an officer to fire one round and wound it. The dog survived and animal care took it for treatment. The department said it opened its standard internal use-of-force investigation. These are police-attributed accounts; BiteDB does not independently determine the dog behavior, whether the shot was justified, the patient medical treatment or any owner liability.
Police said they opened an internal use-of-force investigation after an officer shot the dog. The reviewed reports do not announce a finding on the shot, dog-owner charge, dangerous-dog adjudication or civil liability. The reported charging behavior is attributed to police rather than adopted as an independent finding.
Reporting and source material
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Primary report used by BiteDB
KGNS reported a Laredo Police account of a 12:30 p.m. call near Springfield and Olive, a 22-year-old man with a leg bite who was stable, police-attributed pit-bull breed, the dog allegedly charging officers, one officer gunshot, the surviving dog receiving animal-care treatment and a standard internal investigation.
Open original source ↗Additional sources
- Laredo Morning Times — Laredo police officer shoots pit bull after it allegedly charges at officers — Independent local newspaper account also citing Laredo Police · 2026-10-13
What BiteDB does not infer
Moderate for reported event, location at city/hotel-common-area level, September 29 date, leashed agency K-9 and another organization’s handler because ABC13 relayed the named fire marshal office’s account. Conference organizer independently corroborates the Rockwall event dates, not the attack. Identity and injury specifics, exact hotel, breed, number of bites, legal disposition and investigation findings remain unknown.