Police-reported incident record · 2025-04-26

Man hospitalized with serious facial injuries after two-dog attack in Prince George’s County

Prince George’s County Police said two large dogs attacked a man on Walters Lane on April 26, 2025; the victim suffered serious facial injuries and was hospitalized.

Nonfatal · 1 bite victimBreed: Not reportedDistrict Heights, MD

Date2025-04-26 · Approximately 10:35 a.m.

Location3200 block of Walters Lane, District Heights / unincorporated Prince George’s County; published block location, map point approximate

Victim(s)1 person: an adult man; age not reported

Dogs involved2 large dogs reported; breed and ownership not reported

Injury severityNonfatal; adult man hospitalized with serious facial injuries from the dog attack

Breed attributionNot reportedPrince George’s County Police and WTOP described two large dogs but did not identify a breed. BiteDB does not infer breed from size, location, or police use of force.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Prince George’s County Police said two large dogs attacked a man on April 26, 2025 in the 3200 block of Walters Lane. The victim was transported to a hospital with serious injuries to his face. When officers arrived, police said one of the dogs charged a responding officer, who shot the dog; Animal Control took custody of both dogs and the shot dog later died.

Legal-status note

Prince George’s County Police said Internal Affairs would review the responding officer’s discharge of a duty weapon, as required by department policy. One dog died after being shot and Animal Control took custody of both dogs. A separate patrol-car collision involving another responding officer is not part of the dog-bite victim count.

Media & source coverage

Video, reporting and source material

BiteDB embeds media only when a source-hosted player is suitable for embedding. News photographs and footage remain with their publishers unless reuse rights are clear.

↗Local corroborationWTOP — Prince George’s County police accountCorroborating local report; no third-party image is copied into BiteDB.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

Officer Discharges Weapon at Dog Attacking Man; Victim of Attack Seriously InjuredPrince George’s County Police Department official incident release · Published 2025-04-26 · Accessed 2026-09-06

Prince George’s County Police said Westphalia Division VIII officers were dispatched around 10:35 a.m. to a report of two large dogs attacking a man in the 3200 block of Walters Lane. Police said the attack victim was hospitalized with serious facial injuries. One dog charged an officer and was shot; Animal Control took custody of both animals.

Open original source ↗

Additional sources

Prince George’s Co. officer fatally shoots “large dog” that charged police, attacked Md. man — WTOP local corroboration citing Prince George’s County Police · 2025-04-27

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.