Adult, child and 7-month-old baby seriously injured in Rochester dog attack
Rochester Police said a dog entered a west-side yard on September 26 and bit three people, including a 7-month-old baby; all three were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.
Incident summary
Rochester Police said officers responded to the area of Chili Avenue and Chili Terrace just before 9 p.m. on September 26 after a dog entered a yard unprovoked and bit three people: a 30-year-old, a 7-year-old and a 7-month-old baby. Police said a citizen intervened, stopped the attack and restrained the dog until officers arrived. All three victims were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital with injuries described as serious. Animal Control removed the dog from the scene. Police said the dog’s owner had not been located at the time of the report.
Rochester Police said Animal Control took the dog from the scene and the owner had not been located at the time of the report. The reviewed source did not report a citation, criminal charge, dangerous-dog adjudication, euthanasia order or other final animal-control disposition. BiteDB does not infer legal responsibility from the reported attack.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
13WHAM reported, based on Rochester Police information, that a dog entered a yard in the Chili Avenue/Chili Terrace area and bit a 30-year-old, a 7-year-old and a 7-month-old baby. Police said all three were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital with serious injuries, a citizen restrained the dog until officers arrived, Animal Control took the dog and the owner had not yet been located.
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