Pit bull that injured Omaha woman yesterday fought 'to the very end' [View All]

[Omaha Steve]

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Published Sunday February 8, 2009
Pit bull that injured Omaha woman fought 'to the very end'
BY TOM SHAW AND JUDITH NYGREN
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITERS

Omaha firefighter Stan Shearer knew that he was going to help a woman who had been attacked by a pit bull Sunday night.

But Shearer and the other firefighters didn't know how desperate the scene was until they got to the house at 5922 S. 186th Ave.

The attack happened just before 6 p.m., reportedly after the dog had growled at an infant in the home. The woman was attacked when she tried to distract the dog from the baby.

"The dog was still after the victim," Shearer said. "She had pinned him against the door of the bathroom. The dog's body was in the hallway and the head was in the bathroom."

The woman, 48-year-old Lorrie Ellis, had retreated to the bathroom after being attacked by the 95-pound, three-year-old male pit bull. The victim was crying for help. Shouts could be heard in the background of the 911 call made by the girlfriend of the dog's owner, who is Ellis' son.

Shearer and the other firefighters went into action.


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