A pit bull attack has led to the death of a 4-year-old in Houma

A pit bull attack has led to the death of a 4-year-old in Houma, Louisiana. It happened inside an apartment complex where the family lives. Apparently the mother and daughter were watching TV when the dog suddenly attacked without warnin...g. Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis said the mother finally got to a bedroom where she barricaded herself along with her little girl. She screamed for help and was able to hand her daughter through a window to medical personnel but the child later died at the hospital.

Mia Derouen, suffered facial, torso and head injuries in the attack and her mom, and owner of the dog, also suffered moderate injuries and was hospitalized.

Duplantis said the dog was running inside the apartment in a very vicious manner and the officers had to shot and kill the dog to eliminate the threat of additional injuries.

The family had two pit bulls, and one was more than 100 pounds. The larger one attacked the little girl but the police chief there's never been any complaints about the dog from neighbors. He went on to say there were no signs of animal abuse or that the dogs were being trained to fight.

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Rest with the angels Mia

3 days ago this dog killed this beautiful child. So far this year there has been 11 dog bite related fatalities 9 of these were caused by pit bull type dogs. That is 81% of fatal attacks caused by this type of dog and pit types only account for about 7% of the dog population. These 11 fatalities happened in a span of 67 days . That averages out to 1 fatality every 6 days. Heartbreaking

One Fatal Dog Attack Every Six Days !

So far this year in a span of only 67 days there has been 11 dog attack fatalities. This averages out to 1 fatality every "6 DAYS". This is nothing short of a public safety emergency. 7 of these dog attack fatalities are children aged 13 years old and younger. 4 of the dog attack fatalities are adults aged 43 years old to 80 years old. 6 killed by Pit Bull type dogs / Pit Bull mixes, 3 killed by Bull Mastiffs / Mastiff Mix, 1 killed by Shepherd Mix and Lab Mix and 1 killed by Rottweiler. If you count the 40% fighting breed bull mastiff as a pit bull type that means 9 of the 11 fatalities were caused by pit bull type dogs. Which means so far this year pit bull type dogs are responsible for 81% of the dog attack fatalities yet they only account for about 7% of the dog population.........D-Man

2014 Dog Bite Related Fatalities as of 3/23/14

10 dead by dog attack so far in 2014. 5 killed by ** Pit Bull type dogs / Pit Bull mixes, 3 killed by * Bull Mastiffs / Mastiff Mix, 1 killed by Shepherd Mix and Lab Mix and 1 killed by Rottweiler.

Child fatalities by dogs (6):
Kara Hartri...ch – 4 – Bloomington IL ** [Jan 17]
Je’vaeh Mayes – 2 – Temple TX ** [Feb 17]
Braelynn Coulter – 3 – High Point NC ** [Feb 25]
Summer Sears – 4 – Tallassee AL [Feb 26 - Shepherd Mix & Lab Mix]
Kenneth Santillan – 13 – Patterson NJ [28 Feb - * Bull Mastiff]
Raymane Robinson Jr. – 2 – Killeen TX [1 March - * Bull Mastiff]

Adult fatalities by dogs (4):
Christina Bell-Burleson – 43 – Houston TX ** [Jan 5]
Annabell Martin - 80 - Corona CA [Jan 26 - 3 Rottweilers]
Klonda Richey – 57 – Dayton OH [Feb 7 – * Mastiff mixes]
Nancy Newberry - 77 - Phoenix AZ ** [Mar 15]See More