Verified incident record · 2020-03-28

Fort Worth Woman Dies After Being Attacked By Dog Inside Her Home

A 60-year-old woman was attacked by a dog inside her home and suffered bites to her shoulder, arm and neck. She later died from her injuries.

Fatal (died April 12)Pit bull terrier (animal-control reported)Fort Worth, TX

Date2020-03-28

LocationFort Worth area; exact private address omitted by BiteDB

Victim(s)Sharon Rene Baldwin, 60

Dogs involved1 dog

Injury severityFatal (died April 12)

Breed attributionPit bull terrier (animal-control reported)Breed description is preserved exactly as reported by the cited source; BiteDB does not independently infer breed from appearance.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

A 60-year-old woman was attacked by a dog inside her home and suffered bites to her shoulder, arm and neck. She later died from her injuries.

Legal-status note

No final criminal charge, dangerous-dog adjudication or animal disposition was established in the source reviewed.

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Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

Fort Worth Woman Dies After Being Attacked By Dog Inside Her HomeLocal/news reporting citing law enforcement or emergency officials · Published 2020-04-14 · Accessed 2026-08-28

The cited report documents the 2020-03-28 dog attack in Fort Worth, TX, including the victim injuries/outcome and official response summarized here.

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Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.