List of fatal dog attacks in the United States (2000s)
Date Category of Dog Victim 's name Victim 's age Circumstances
January 4 Doberman Pinscher Andrew Stein 8 months Killed by his family 's dog , the dog was later put to sleep at family 's request
January 17 Jack Russell Terrier Justin Mozer 6 weeks Killed by his family 's dog while sleeping on a king size bed , the dog was later put to sleep at family 's request
January 20 pit bull ( 2 ) Kelli Chapman 24 years Killed by her own two dogs which were gunned down by the police
April 28 Husky mix Abraham Tackett 23 months Killed by a neighbor 's chained dog , apparently protecting its food . The dog was later shot by the police
May 14 pit bull Julian Slack 3 years Camp Lejeune , North Carolina - Victim was at home with his babysitter when a family friend stopped by from off-base with his dog , which attacked the child . The following year , Camp Lejeune adopted a housing policy that bans pit bulls , Rottweilers and wolf-hybrids on the base
May 18 pit bull ( 4 ) Tanner Joshua Monk 7 years Breckenridge , Texas - Killed by four of his neighbor 's dogs . Two were killed by police officers ; the other two were captured and euthanized . The dogs ' owners ( Crystal Michelle Watson , 28 , and Jack Wayne Smith , 45 ) were sentenced to 7 years in prison , the first persons convicted under Lillian 's Law , passed in Texas in 2017
June 18 pit bull Pablo Hernandez 5 years Killed by his uncle 's dog which flew into a rage at another pit bull passing by the home
June 28 Golden Retriever mix , Australian Shepherd mix Lorraine May 74 years Killed breaking up a fight between her dogs ( theory )
July 22 pit bull Tony Evans , Jr 3 years Killed when he wandered next to his neighbor 's chained guard dog . Because it happen on the owner 's property and the dog was chained , no charges were filed , the dog was later put to sleep at owners request
July 25 Old English Sheepdog mix Addison Sonney 14 months Killed by her family 's dog which was later shot by police
July 28 Labrador Retriever mix Zane Earles 2 months Killed by the family 's 9- to 12-week-old puppy that had not been fed in days which was later put to sleep . The teen mother was convicted of manslaughter for leaving her baby unattended in a swing for about 2 hours with the puppy loose in the house
August 14 pit bull Robert Howard 35 ( est . ) Killed while saving the lives of a neighbor and her dogs from a stray or escaped fighting dog
August 14 pit bull Isis Kreiger 6 years Killed by her family 's dog which was shot by a neighbor and put to sleep , the girl died after being on life support upon her father 's return from Iraq
August 17 pit bull ( 2 ) Henry Piotrowski 90 years The World World II vet was killed in his own back yard by his neighbor 's dogs , the owner of the pits were later sentenced to 3 years in prison and was given 5 years ' probation
September 4 pit bull ( 3 ) Luna McDaniel 83 years Killed when her neighbor 's three dogs broke out of their pen , one was shot while 2 were put down , her neighbor was arrested for negligent homicide
September 9 Husky Alexis Hennessy 6 days Killed in her crib by her family 's 40 lb dog , the dog was put down at mother 's request
September 12 pit bull ( 2 ) Cenedi Kia Carey 4 months Killed by his family 's two dogs after being torn out of her stroller , both dogs were killed by police officers
September 22 Husky Kylie Mae Daum 3 days Killed by her family 's dog , the dog was put down
September 26 pit bull mix Katya Todesco 5 years Killed by her neighbor 's dog
October 5 pit bull - Shar Pei mix Iopeka Liptak 13 months Killed by her mother 's dog
Fatalities in 2008
These are lists of fatal dog attacks in the United States between the years 2000 and 2009, reported by the news media, published in scholarly papers, or mentioned through other sources. In the lists below, the breed is assigned by the sources.