Verified incident record · 2026-09-11

69-year-old hospitalized after Baltimore dog-bite incident involving two Cane Corsos

Baltimore police said a 69-year-old man was hospitalized after being bitten on Edgemere Avenue; two dogs described by police as Cane Corsos later charged toward the responding scene, prompting an officer to fire without striking them.

Nonfatal human biteBreed: Cane CorsoBaltimore, MD

Date2026-09-11 · About 9:30 a.m. EDT

LocationEdgemere Avenue, Baltimore; public street-level location from police-attributed local reporting

Victim(s)1 man, age 69

Dogs involved2 dogs

Injury severityNonfatal dog-bite injuries; victim transported to a hospital; exact wounds and condition not reported

Breed attributionCane CorsoWBAL-TV reported, citing Baltimore Police, that the two dogs that charged toward the responding officer were Cane Corsos. BiteDB preserves that police-attributed breed description and does not independently infer breed from appearance.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Baltimore police said officers were called around 9:30 a.m. on September 11 for a 69-year-old man who had been bitten by dogs on Edgemere Avenue. Police said two dogs described as Cane Corsos then charged toward the responding scene, and an officer fired. The dogs were not struck and retreated into a yard. Animal Control was called, and the man was transported to a hospital. The reviewed report did not provide further injury, ownership or animal-disposition details.

Legal-status note

Baltimore police said the officer fired as the two dogs charged toward the scene, neither dog was struck, and the dogs retreated into a yard. Animal Control was called. The reviewed report did not announce an arrest, citation, dangerous-dog adjudication, seizure or final animal disposition, so BiteDB does not infer one.

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↗Primary incident reportingWBAL-TV — Man hospitalized with dog bite wounds as officer opens fire on charging Cane Corsos, police sayLinked source; no third-party image is copied into BiteDB.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

WBAL-TV — Man hospitalized with dog bite wounds as officer opens fire on charging Cane Corsos, police sayIndependent local reporting citing Baltimore Police Department · Published 2026-09-11 · Accessed 2026-09-11

WBAL-TV reported, citing Baltimore Police, that officers were called around 9:30 a.m. for a 69-year-old man bitten by dogs on Edgemere Avenue. Police said two Cane Corsos charged toward the scene; an officer fired, neither dog was struck, and the dogs retreated into a yard. Animal Control was called and the victim was taken to a hospital.

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Additional sources

No additional independently detailed public source was identified in this run; the record is therefore limited to Baltimore Police Department facts reported by WBAL-TV.

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.