A horrifying tragedy unfolded at a Southern California park when a woman was killed and another injured in a vicious dog attack involving more than a dozen animals.
The chaos erupted around 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, at Perris Hill Park in San Bernardino. Police were called to the scene following reports of a woman being mauled by dogs. When officers arrived, they found two women lying on the ground roughly 30 yards apart.
One of the victims, 51-year-old Teodora Mendoza, suffered devastating injuries to her face. She was rushed to the hospital but tragically did not survive. The second woman’s identity has not yet been released, and authorities have not confirmed whether the two victims knew each other.
“It was a bit of a chaotic scene at first, because there were multiple dogs out there,” said San Bernardino Police Sgt. Chris Gray. “It appears they may have been stray dogs.”
According to reports from KTLA, one of the pit bulls charged at a responding officer and was shot dead on the spot. Animal control later removed 14 dogs from the area, which is located near a known homeless encampment.
Mendoza’s son, 21-year-old Alex Lozano, told the Los Angeles Times that his mother had been living on the streets for over a year and frequently visited the park with a male companion.
“My grandpa from Texas called and said that my mom was attacked by Pit bulls. That’s how I found out,” Lozano said. He also shared that he and his mother hadn’t spoken in some time.
The tragedy has raised fresh concerns about stray dogs and safety issues in public parks, especially those near homeless encampments.
Some dogs should never be loose, especially pit bulls.
Why would the city allow this, they should be held responsible.
I guess the homeless walk freely so I guess homeless dogs are free to roam the streets . Dangerous dogs should be removed from being around people