Question: What is the American city in which a fatal attack occured by a dog whose breed holds the record for tallest type of dog ?

text: List of fatal dog attacks in the United States
Fatalities in 2016

Fatal dog attacks in the United States are rare, although non-fatal dog bites are not unusual. Typically, between 30 and 50 people in the US die from dog bites each year, and the number of deaths from dog attacks appear to be increasing. Around 4.5 million Americans are bitten by dogs every year, resulting in the hospitalization of 6,000 to 13,000 people each year in the United States (2005). Injuries, illnesses, and fatalities resulting from encounters with dogs are a major public health concern worldwide. Dogs not only cause morbidity and mortality as a result of bites, they may also transmit zoonotic infections, which may also result in illness or death. In fact, dogs are the main source of rabies transmission to humans worldwide. It is estimated that 3% to 18% of dog bite wounds become infected, with occasional cases of meningitis, endocarditis, and septic shock leading to death reported. Children have the greatest risk of death.
Date Location Victim 's name Victim 's age Category of Dog Circumstances
January 3 Linda , California Tyler Trammell-Huston 9 years pit bull ( 3 ) The boy was killed while visiting his older sister , Alexandria Griffin-Heady , when he was left alone for several hours with her dogs . Griffin-Heady was pursuing custody of her younger brother , who was living in foster care ; her family says she was ill-equipped to care for a young boy , and her aunt told child welfare officials that her niece was unstable . Citing Tylers death , state assemblyman Kevin McCarthy called for an oversight hearing of the child welfare system , which he said allows too many kids to slip through the cracks and die
January 8 Independence , Virginia Payton Sawyers 15 months pit bull - Rottweiler mix Payton was attacked on January 6 , 2016 , under the care of her babysitters . The dog , which belonged to the babysitters , bit Payton in the head . She was airlifted to a hospital and died two days later
January 24 Lumberton , North Carolina Talan West 7 years pit bull ( 1 ) + mixed breed ( 2 ) While playing with his siblings in a field , Talan was charged by three dogs . After being bitten multiple times by the other dogs , the male pit bull broke the boy 's neck , killing him . The three dogs tested negative for rabies . The pit bull , who suffered from severe heartworm disease , died at the scene due to overexcitement . The other two , who were female and had young puppies , were euthanized . Six months later , the city modified their dog ordinance to include dog registrations , mandatory neutering , limit the number of dogs kept at any household to three , and labelled several pit bull breeds as potentially vicious requiring them to be kept indoors or in a secure outside pen
February 7 Youngstown , Ohio Aiden Grim 3 days mixed-breed dog Aiden was lying in a laundry basket when the family dog bit his head . He was dead at the arrival of the police . The death was ruled accidental as the forensic pathologist that performed the autopsy said the dog was only trying to pick the baby up . In media reports , the dog was mostly called a mixed breed but also a mix-breed shepherd weighing around 50 pounds and a male Labrador and Shepard mix
February 11 Perquimans County , North Carolina Suzanne Story 36 years Boxer - pit bull mix Story was mauled to death inside her home by her 1½-year-old 100-pound male Boxer-pit bull mix . The dog had attacked her while she was cleaning its crate ; her sister heard her screams and pulled the dog off her and shut it into a bathroom . The dog broke a hole in the bathroom door , forced its way out and resumed its attack , holding her down , mauling her , and ripping her throat out . Story had adopted Buddy from a newspaper ad placed by his former owner , Cheryl Davino , only weeks before it killed her . The dog 's breeder , Mike Brown , told reporters Davino had told Brown that she sold Buddy after he attacked her small dog ; Davino never mentioned Buddy 's violent attack to Story
March 8 Thurston County , Washington Gladys Alexander 92 years pit bull mixes ( 4 ) Victim went to neighbor 's house to deliver a newspaper , opened the door , and the four dogs attacked . Victim died two days later . The sheriff 's office described the dogs as one adult male pit bull/lab mix , one adult-female pit bull/heeler mix and two juvenile mixed-breed pit bulls . All four dogs were euthanized
March 28 Charlotte , North Carolina Bessie Flowers 84 years American Pit Bull Terrier ( 2 ) While visiting her daughter 's home , Flowers slipped or fell onto a dog 's bed . The daughter 's family dogs , a male and female , initially played with Flowers , then became increasingly aggressive , biting her head and neck , and causing substantial blood loss . According to the Medical Examiner 's Office , Flowers died of blunt force neck injuries due to dog attack . The two dogs were euthanized three days after the attack
March 31 Leesburg , Florida Sonda Tyson 66 years pit bull mix or Bull Mastiff - pit bull mix Severely attacked in her home by her own dog , which police described as a 100 pound brindle pit bull mix . No witnesses were present . The dog was fatally shot on site by responding police officers
April 14 Fresno County , California Valente Lopez Aguirre 58 years pit bull mixes ( 3 ) + mixed breed dogs ( 2 ) Victim was found dead of animal bites in a dry canal . Less than two months later , another victim , 74-year old Robert Lee Simonian , was found dead in the same canal , now wet . Though Simonian died of drowning , he too was covered in dog bites . Both men were found about 100 yards from a dog owner 's house , and his loose dogs were harassing responders , search and rescue personnel , and neighbors . After a hearing on the dogs , five dogs were declared dangerous and ordered to be euthanized
April 21 San Diego , California Sebastian Caban 3 days American Staffordshire Terrier - Great Dane mix or pit bull mix Two parents were watching television in bed with their newborn son and 2-year-old , neutered family dog , Polo , which they 'd adopted from the San Diego Humane Society five months previously ; the SDHS advertised Polo online as vivacious , bubbly and cheerful . The mother coughed , and the 76 pound dog reacted by biting the newborn infant in the head . After a struggle to get Polo to release their child 's skull , the parents drove Sebastian to a hospital , where he was pronounced dead . Polo was quarantined by San Diego County Animal Services , which euthanized it days later , at the request of the owners
April 24 Homestead , Florida Manuel Mejia 49 years Belgian Malinois - American Bulldog mixes ( 10 ) Caretaker was killed on the farm where he worked and the dogs lived
May 9 St. Louis County , Missouri Adonis Reddick 45 years pit bull Victim was discovered dead inside his home by relatives who had n't heard from him in a few days . One of the victim 's two pit bulls was acting aggressively and was shot by authorities inside the home ; the other pit bull was taken into custody
May 9 South Dallas , Texas Antoinette Brown 52 years Unspecified ( 7 ) Victim was attacked on May 2 in a vacant lot by a pack of dogs belonging to a local resident who had a history of repeated citations for violating dog ordinances and surrendering of dogs . This case sparked investigations and changes in several city departments because of failures to communicate between agencies
June 4 Stockton , California Earl Wayne Stephens Jr 43 years pit bull Victim was helping the dog 's owner repair a scooter when the dog bit the victim an undisclosed number of times , killing the victim
June 4 Bangor , Maine Hunter Bragg 7 years pit bull Victim was playing outside with the dog when the dog attacked the boy 's throat , according to the animal control officer 's report . Report states the attack was unprovoked , and the dog had a history of attacking other pets belonging to its previous owner
June 15 Manor , Texas Erin McCleskey 36 years appeared to be Labrador Retriever - Great Pyrenees mixes ( 4 ) and Husky - Australian Cattle Dog mixes ( 2 ) McCleskey entered the gate to a property to serve court papers , and was attacked by several dogs . Neither the dogs ' owner nor any witnesses were present during the attack . 14 puppies were also found on the property . No humans lived at the house , where the six adult dogs were kept for breeding purposes . A court ruling to euthanize the dogs was made on June 24 , 2016
June 20 New Haven , Connecticut Jocelyn Winfrey 53 years American Bulldog mix ( 2 ) Jocelyn Winfrey was attacked , bitten and mauled by two dogs when she and her friend , Hamilton Hicks , the owner of the dogs , were walking to his house . During the attack , Hicks tried to pull the dogs off of Winfrey , but he was also attacked and suffered non-life threatening injuries . Neighbors also intervened by throwing rocks at the dogs during the incident . After the attack , Winfrey underwent surgeries to remove both eyes and one leg . Winfrey died one week after the attack . Hicks was charged with misdemeanor possession of crack cocaine , and there was speculation as to whether or not the dogs may have gotten into some narcotics , but the dogs were too aggressive to test without anesthetics , which would have polluted the sample . The dogs were scheduled to be euthanized
June 27 Fresno , California Susie Kirby 3 days Shar Pei - pit bull mixes ( 2 ) A mother left her infant for a few seconds on a sofa , and her brother 's two male dogs , which she thought were tied up outside , entered through an open door and attacked the infant . The mother heard screaming and ran to rescue the baby . Susie Kirby died at the hospital . The dogs were surrendered to the Central California SPCA to be euthanized
July 14 Seba Dalkai , Arizona Kayden Begay 3 years Pack of pitbulls ( 12 ) The victim 's aunt went out to get the cattle and , unknowingly , her young nephew followed her . She saw a pack of the neighbor 's dogs gathering and went over to see what it was , then found the child . Locals had been complaining for a while about roving aggressive dogs
July 16 Detroit , Michigan Elizabeth Rivera 71 years pit bull ( 1-4 ) Victim was found dead in her home by a family member . There were four pit bulls in the home and it is unknown whether one or more of the dogs were involved in the attack . Animal control removed all four dogs