Question: Which breed of dog was responsible for the tragic attack in the capital of Alabama in 2018 ?

text: List of fatal dog attacks in the United States
Fatalities in 2018

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 9 Ouachita Parish , Louisiana Laura Ray 53 years Pit bull Laura was killed by the dog at a pet boarding facility , Happy Hounds Hotel , where she worked . It was the dog 's first stay at the facility ; its owner later said the dog had never done anything like that before . The dog was euthanized later that week
January 14 Duncan , Oklahoma Rylee Dodge 3 years Pit bull Rylee was killed in her own home by a dog her family had acquired only five days earlier
February 15 Owensboro , Kentucky David Brown 46 years pit bull The 90 # dog attacked the other family dog , a Beagle . Brown and his wife Dana tried to break up the fight and the dog attacked them . David Brown died of cardiac arrest complicated by dog attack , and Dana was injured . Police shot the pit bull and tasered the Beagle . A Dachshund in the household was also injured with dog bites
March 7 Jonesville , Virginia Aurora Little 8 days Malamute - Wolf hybrid mix The baby girl was mauled and killed while she was in her bassinet by the 3-year-old family dog
March 9 Cape Girardeau , Missouri Loxli Chavez 13 months Mixed-breed dog or pit bull mix Loxli was at babysitter Erica Jordan 's home when she was attacked by her neutered male dog , which bit into the infant 's skull and continued attacking as Jordan struggled to stop it . Though the dog was described by Jordan 's brother as part pit bull , Labrador and Malamute mix it was called a pit bull mix by Jordan herself on multiple occasions , including in 2016 when the same dog bit her own 6 yr old son . Jordan pled guilty and was sentenced to four years in prison for Involuntary Manslaughter-2nd Degree
March 25 Converse , Texas Noah Trevino 4 years pit bull mix The boy was playing in the backyard of his home when the family dog attacked and killed him . The dog was tethered at the time of the attack and was described as a pit bull mix by a family member , and as a mixed large-breed dog by Bexar County Animal Control who seized the dog and intends to euthanize it
March 25 Milwaukee , Wisconsin Hong Saengsamly 49 years Pit bull Victim was killed by her own dog . Her adult son discovered her body with one of her 2 pit bulls guarding it ; when it attacked him , he shot it to death . Her arms and shoulders had been mauled so badly , bone was exposed on one arm
May 5 Sherman Oaks , California Gaia Nova 3 months Rottweiler ( 1 ) , Labrador Retriever ( 1 ) The baby girl was attacked and killed by a family dog when her grandmother left the room to get a bottle . The family had three dogs - a Rottweiler ( 100 lbs ) , a Labrador Retriever ( 100 lbs ) , and a small terrier ( 10 lbs ) . Authorities are not sure which of the three dogs is responsible , but it is likely that one ( or both ) of the family 's larger dogs was responsible ( Rottweiler and/or Labrador Retriever )
May 10 Ardmore , Oklahoma Tracy Garcia 52 years Dachshund - Terrier mixes ( 6 ) Dachshund - Border Collie mix ( 1 ) The woman was attacked and killed by her neighbor 's seven dogs . The dogs were described as 6 Dachshund-Terrier mixes and one Dachshund-Border Collie mix . While news sources describe the dogs as a number of Dachshund and Terrier mixes , the exact breed ( s ) of the dogs remains unknown
May 16 Gulfport , Mississippi Georgia Morgan 75 years Pit bulls ( 2 ) Attacked by neighbor 's dogs . The neighbor , Emily Craft , was later arrested on charges of dog at large and vicious animal , and the dogs were euthanized
May 24 Altoona , Pennsylvania Gauge Allen Eckenrode 6 years Pit bull The victim was attacked outside the house by the family dog
May 30 Miramar , Florida Liana Valino 8 months Pit bull Infant attacked by family dog while in a bouncy chair at her grandmother 's house . The dog , along with two others in the household , was seized
June 10 Forest Park , Georgia Paige Bradley 5 months German Shepherd The baby girl was mauled and killed by the babysitter 's dog while the infant was asleep . The babysitter was also asleep in another room when the incident occurred . The babysitter was a family friend and the dog had been around the baby since it was born
June 21 Huntingtown , Maryland Jenna Sutphin 28 years Dogo Argentino Jenna was attacked and killed by one of her dogs , a Dogo Argentino that she owned with her fiance . She was found outside of her home early in the morning and died later that day as a result of her injuries . Her fiance is a K-9 officer and they owned two Dogo Argentinos ( both family dogs ) that were being used as a breeding pair . The dog that attacked Jenna was shot and killed by a responding Maryland State Police trooper
June 25 Arcata , California Donald Steele 91 years Mixed-breed dog Victim and his son 's girlfriend were attacked in their home in a trailer park by a dog owned by victim 's adult son . Shelter official Andre Hale described it as a mixed-breed dog . The animal was euthanized and tested negative for rabies
July 8 Montgomery , Alabama Joseph Pettaway 51 years Belgian Malinois The man was killed by a police K9 unit when police were responding to a burglary-in-progress call . The man was believed to be burglarizing a house when the K9 unit entered the house and attacked him
July 17 Jacksonville , Florida Jaelah Smith 6 years pit bull mix Jaelah was attacked on Sunday , July 15 by a dog that her family was dog sitting and she died of her injuries several days later . The family was watching the dog while its owner was on vacation
August 1 Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Javon Torres 2 years Pit bulls ( 3 ) Victim was attacked by three dogs in his home while under the care of a babysitter
August 4 Chicago , Illinois Karen Brown 57 years Pit bull Victim was attacked by a loose dog that had been kept in an unfenced backyard by owners who kept multiple dogs in crates
August 9 Montgomery County , North Carolina Olga Rekhson 64 years Pit bulls ( 2 ) Victim went for a walk . She was discovered a few hours later , deceased on the side of an unused road within the development