A grandmother and her granddaughter were both injured after a pit bull allegedly attacked them near Estrella West and the Hardy Toll Road in north Harris County, authorities said. EMS treated both victims at the scene, though their conditions have not been released.
Deputies, EMS and Animal Control Respond
According to CW39, an aggressive pit bull allegedly bit both the grandmother and granddaughter, leaving them with reported injuries near the intersection off the Hardy Toll Road. The station reports that Harris County Animal Control was also at the scene, and as of its reporting there was no word on whether the dog had been taken into custody.
Fox 26 Houston, citing information gathered by Harris County Constable Mark Herman's Office, reported that deputies were called to the incident on Estrella Road East near the Hardy Toll Road, west of George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The constable's office said a grandmother and granddaughter were injured after the dog attack, according to FOX 26 Houston. The exact street designation — Estrella West versus Estrella Road East — differs between the two reports, and it has not been independently confirmed which is correct.
Victims' Conditions, Dog's Status Still Unclear
Beyond the fact that EMS treated both the grandmother and granddaughter, no additional details about their injuries or current medical conditions have been made public. It also remains unknown whether the pit bull involved was captured, quarantined or otherwise handled following the attack.
Other Harris County Dog Attacks
This is not the first serious dog attack reported in Harris County in recent memory. In a separate case detailed by ABC13, an elderly man was critically injured and flown to the hospital by Life Flight after two loose dogs attacked him during a morning walk in northwest Harris County. One of the dogs was shot by a neighbor, while the other was shot by a Harris County Precinct 4 constable's deputy who responded to that scene.
In that earlier incident, the station reported that the two dogs were eventually taken into animal control custody and placed under a 10-day quarantine. An animal-control worker was also bitten while collecting the animals, according to the same report. No similar details about custody, quarantine or further injuries have been confirmed in the north Harris County case involving the grandmother and granddaughter.
