Blakely Blosser, 1, killed in family-dog attack in Dover Township, Ohio
Tuscarawas County authorities said the 1-year-old died at the family home after an attack by a dog reported as a pit bull; her mother was also injured while intervening.
Incident summary
Tuscarawas County authorities said 1-year-old Blakely Blosser died after the family dog attacked her at a Dover Township home on July 2, 2025. Sheriff Orvis Campbell said deputies were called just before 6 p.m. and found the child with fatal injuries. The child’s mother was also injured while trying to intervene. Reporting said the family had three dogs and the attacking dog was described as a pit bull; the dog was euthanized after the incident. The sheriff said investigators expected to forward the case to prosecutors but did not anticipate criminal charges.
Sheriff Orvis Campbell said investigators would provide their findings to prosecutors but did not expect charges, describing the event as an accident based on the information then available. BiteDB does not treat that expectation as a final prosecutorial disposition.
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CBS Pittsburgh, citing affiliate and sheriff reporting, said a 1-year-old girl died July 2 after an attack by the family’s pit bull in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County. The child’s mother was also injured while trying to stop the attack, and the dog was euthanized.
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