Overview

• The Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office is performing an autopsy to formally determine the cause of death.
• Investigators concluded the July 2 Dover Township attack was accidental and shared findings with prosecutors who do not plan to press charges.
• Sheriff Orvis Campbell said a single bite severed the one-year-old’s carotid artery, resulting in an instantaneous fatal injury.
• The child’s mother suffered defensive wounds while pulling her daughter from the dog before calling 911.
• The family’s pit bull, previously aggressive toward other household dogs but never people, was euthanized that evening at the father’s request.