Shocking moment pit bull attacks a pregnant woman walking outside her house as her daughter flees in terror and her son jumps on a car to escape
- Reyna Gutierrez was cornered between two parked cars outside her Dallas home
- Her son, 9, jumped on a car to escape while she fought the dog with his backpack
- Neighbor came to help and was attacked and knocked down by the animal
A pregnant woman was attacked by a vicious pit bull in front of her two young children after it suddenly charged at her as they walked through the parking lot of an apartment complex.
A gruesome video shows Reyna Gutierrez walking on Amanda Lane in Dallas at 3:48 p.m. Tuesday before the dog suddenly runs across the street.
Gutierrez, who was eight months pregnant, was cornered between two parked cars and the dog jumped and mauled her.
Her terrified six-year-old daughter screamed and fled and her nine-year-old son jumped on top of a car to avoid the dog as she tried to fend it off with her son’s backpack.
A pregnant woman, Reyna Gutierrez, was attacked by a vicious pit bull in front of her two young children after it suddenly charged at her as they walked through an apartment complex parking lot
A neighbor ran over to help, and the dog turned on him, attacking him as he retreated and then fell onto the road.
He managed to get the dog off him, and he ran away as Gutierrez and her children fled to their home.
The terrifying attack was recorded on Gutierrez and her husband Erik Roja’s door camera, which looks out over their front yard to the street, and released by Dallas police.
Gutierrez suffered bite wounds to both her hands and forearms and was taken to the hospital for 24 hours to monitor her unborn child, police said.
The neighbor who entered had injuries to his stomach.
Her terrified six-year-old daughter screamed and fled and her nine-year-old son jumped on top of a car to avoid the dog as she tried to fend it off with her son’s backpack.
A neighbor ran over to help, and the dog turned on him, attacking him as he retreated and then falling onto the road
Gutierrez suffered bite wounds to both her hands and forearms and was taken to the hospital for 24 hours to monitor her unborn child, police said
Video later shows the dog’s owner arriving, putting the animal on, putting it on a leash and leaving the street.
Gutierrez said she knew the owner lived in the area, but didn’t know their name or where exactly their home was.
‘I just want people to take responsibility. How can you take your dog without a leash when you know he is aggressive?’ she said WFAA.
“I couldn’t do anything, I tried to cover myself with my son’s backpack.”
She claimed the pit bull chased someone else several days earlier, but that victim managed to get away.
Police knocked on doors in the neighborhood on Wednesday to find the dog’s owner. The attack is under investigation and no arrests have been made.