All 49 of the 2019 dog attack human fatalities (U.S. & Canada)

2019 PIT BULL FATALITIES

1) Lana Bergman, 70, Joshua Tree, CA, 1-17-2019. (Killed by 4 resident pits owned by transients temporarily allowed to live on her property,  facing eviction at the time.  See January 2019 saw the most dog-related deaths in 13 months.)

2) Ashton McGhee, 1, Guthrie, KY, 2-7-2019.

3) Edward Stanley, 85, Amarillo, TX, 1-21-2019. (Killed by pit bull and German shepherd mix, attacked two weeks before death on 1-7-2019.)

4) Brenda Hamilton, 77, Pantego, NC, 2-15-2019. (Killed by 2 pits,  according to neighbors.  Dogs not officially identified.)

5) Christine Stabb,  38,  Philadelphia,  PA,  2-20-2019.

5) Johnnie Mae Gardner, 88, Lubbock, TX, 2-27-2019. (Killed by 5 pit bulls)

6) Jacari Long, 6 months, Salisbury, NC, 3-5-2019. (Killed by pit/boxer mix.)

7) Tanner Kinnamon, 2, High Springs, FL, 3-8-2019. (Killed by two “rescued” pit bulls,  one of them initially misidentified in some published accounts as a Labrador retriever.)

8) Cassidy Grabber, 46, Lubbock, TX, 3-9-2019. (Died from “medical condition” after breaking up a fight between a pit bull and another dog.)

9) Johana Villafane, 33, Irving, TX, 3-23-2019. (Killed by her own 2 pit bulls. )

10) Isaiah Geiling, 2, Louisville, KY, 5-1-2019. (2nd attack by family pit bull)

11) Christine Liquori, 67, Fort Pierce, FL, 5-9-2019 (Humane Society of St. Lucie volunteer.  See Why did pit bull & Malinois victims Liquori & Hazel die alone?)

12) Crystal Lynn Pearigin, 36, Bakersfield, CA, 6-16-2019. (Killed by 3 pit bulls, two of whom escaped from a nearby business)

13) Brian Butler, 46, Gilbertsville, KY, 6-30-2019. (Killed by 2 pit bulls.)

14) Marie Cristina Crawford, 54, Ventura, CA, 7-1-2019.  (Own 2 dogs mutilated body,   circumstances unclear;  one appears to have been pit bull named Havoc Rose.)

15) Melvin Olds Jr., 45, Lake Placid, FL, 7-5-2019.  (Mauled by 6 stray pit bulls)

16) Homer Utterback, 52, Uniontown, PA, 7-11-2019.

17) Mario Moore, 40, Memphis, TN, 7-19-2019 (Killed in 7-8 dog attack; at least 2 pit bulls among them.)

18) Nelson Cabrera, 16, Irving, TX, 8-10-2019 (Killed by 3 pit bulls.)

19) Emma Hernandez, 9, Detroit, MI, 8-19-2019. (Killed by 3 pit bulls.  See Is the new “Motown sound” the scream of a pit bull victim?)

20) Adrienna O’Shea, 19, Marysville, TN, 8-27-2019 (Officially killed by pack including 1 pit bull, 1 mastiff, 1 Rottweiler/Lab mix,  2 mastiff/Lab mixes.  Photos appear to show 2 Rottweiler/pit mixes, 1 Lab/pit, 1 brindle pit mix.)

21) Dougal Rubino (tentative identification), 13 months, Granite Bay, CA, 9-19-2019. (Killed by pit bull reportedly in the home for six years.)

22) Allen Bruce, 56, Bennington, OK, 9-30-2019. (Mauled 2 days before by 2 pit bulls & a dog of  mixed breed.  See “National Pit Bull Awareness Month” opens with two pit bull fatalities.)

23) Morgan Crayton, 31, Hampton, VA, 9-29-2019. (Killed by own pit bull raised from pup.)

24) Dustin Bryan, 21, Modesto, CA, 10-8-2019. (Killed in sleep by 2 pit bulls.)

25) Benjamin Cobb, 4, Hazel Park, MI, 10-29-2019. (Killed by pit bull.  See Hazel Park undid pit bull bylaw that should have saved 4-year-old.)

26) Brandy Joy Böschen aka Odell, aka Urban, 41, Bay City MI, 11-4-2019 (Killed by own two pit bulls.  See The Third Dog:  a mystery featuring 2 deaths, 2 Great Danes, 2 pit bulls,  and ???.)

27) Janet M. D’Aleo, 95, Suffield, CT,  11-6-2019 (Killed by HSUS rep Anne Hornish’s pit/pointer mix.  See Pit bull kills guest in home of HSUS Connecticut state rep Anne Hornish.)

28) Lasaro Macedo, 38, Madera, CA, 11-11-2019. (Homeless male.  Police shot 1 of 2 pit bulls at scene.)

29) Lorena Cordova, 40+, Dacula, GA, 11-21-2019. (Attacked on 9-16-2019.)

30) Victor Garces, 12, Hollis, OK, 12-13-2019. (Attacked by 2 pits, owners charged.  See Pit bulls kill four in eight days approaching Christmas 2019.)

31) Cledith Davenport, 79, Broken Bow, OK, 12-14-2019.  (Killed by 8-10 pit/blue heeler mixes.  See Pit bulls kill four in eight days approaching Christmas 2019.)

32) Melissa Astacio, 44, Somerset, RI, 12-21-2019. (Mauled by own pit bull in home.)

33) Medessa Jean Ragsdale, 44,  Houston, TX, 12-21-2019. (Mauled by 3 pit bulls on street.)

Counted as 2018 fatality: 

Angela Johnson, 54, Anza, CA,  died 2-19-2019,  after being on life support since pit bull attack 12-15-2018.

2019 FATALITIES BY OTHER BREEDS & UNKNOWN

BOXER

Nancy Burgess-Dismuke, 52, Greenville, SC, 2-21-2019. (Killed by two boxer mixes.)

Robert Joseph Quick, 32, Fort Madison, IA, 5-31-2019.

BULL MASTIFF

Unidentified, 2, Newman, CA, 6-27-2019.

[See Adrienna O’Shea under Pit Bulls.]

CATTLE DOG MIX

Jimmy Lee Griggs, 53, Santa Fe, TX, 3-13-2019.  (Killed by 3 dogs, pit mix suspected.)

DOBERMAN

Elaine Richman, 66, Houston, TX, 2-11-2019. (Killed by own 2 Dobermans.  See Houston dog fancier killed: “Before pit bulls, it was Dobermans”?)

GERMAN SHEPHERD 

Patricia Henson, 8 months, Tucson, AZ, 1-24-19

Jill Peterson, 88, Pall Mall, TN, 2-26-2019.  (Killed by six German shepherds.)

GREAT DANE

Mary Matthews, 49, Waynesville, OH, 11-4-2019 (Killed by her own two dogs;  a third dog,  never identified,  was apparently also at the scene.  See The Third Dog:  a mystery featuring 2 deaths, 2 Great Danes, 2 pit bulls,  and ???.)

HUSKY

Keewatin tribe member, 2, Gods Lake Narrows, Manitoba, 9-24-2019.  (Unwitnessed attack.)

MALINOIS

Ryan Hazel, 14, Deighton, MA, 5-10-2019. (Killed by four Malinois.  See Why did pit bull & Malinois victims Liquori & Hazel die alone?.)

MASTIFF

[See Adrienna O’Shea under Pit Bulls.]

PRESA CANARIO

Moise Maddox,  87,  Miami Gardens,  FL,  1-20-2019,  from complications of a mauling by his family’s Presa Canario on December 31,  2018 that resulted in a triple amputation.

ROTTWEILER

Jaysiah Chavez, 2,  Fresno, CA, 3-22-2019. (Killed by 2 Rottweilers.)

Kyna Marie Pamela Deshane, Henderson, NV, 4-27-2019.

[See Adrienna O’Shea under Pit Bulls.]

Steven Thornton III, 3, Louisville, KY, 10-1-2019.

Dianne Reves, 70, Grenada County, MS, 1-11-2019 (7 dogs owned by Philip Sr Cross)

Freddie Mack, 57, Venus, TX, remains found 5-15-2019.

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