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July 27, 2010

Fatal Pit Bull Attack

On July 20, 2010, 71-year-old William Parker was attacked by two angry pit bulls near the intersection of Poplar and Manassas in Memphis, Tennessee. Parker was walking through a field that he and his neighbors frequently used as a shortcut from Manassas to Poplar en route to a convenience store when he was attacked by the two large dogs. His daughter, Gardenia Parker was notified of the situation when a neighbor showed up to her front door. Grabbing a stick and a beer bottle as a quick, quaint arsenal, she attempted to save her father. Over the course of the attack, Gardenia sustained a broken elbow and several puncture wounds; Kevin Stringfellow, a neighbor who also attempted to provide assistance, suffered arm wounds and lost a finger; two MFD paramedics were injured; and William Parker was killed. Fingers are pointed at Sherry Wooten, the woman left responsible for the dogs at that time. Wooten knew the dogs would be a danger to pedestrians but released them to go outside regardless, and when pedestrians were attacked, she ignored their pleas for help. Such irresponsible actions brought upon her a pot pourri of charges, the most serious being reckless homicide. Dog owner negligence can be a serious issue, bringing injury and even death to innocent others. Our prayers go out to the Parker family and all of those needlessly injured by this senseless attack. See entire article.

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Categories : Animals, Arm, Death, dog bite, Injury, Leg, Memphis Police, Memphis Police Department, Pit Bull, Responsibility, Wrongful Death | Tags : , , , ,