{"id":125190,"date":"2025-08-07T02:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T02:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/125190\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T02:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T02:34:09","slug":"dog-euthanized-after-biting-killing-owner-on-north-side-acs-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/125190\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog euthanized after biting, killing owner on North Side, ACS says"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 A dog has been euthanized after biting and killing its owner<\/a> last month, Animal Care Services said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Around 11 p.m. on July 24, San Antonio police officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Patricia Drive, near Northwest Military Highway, where a woman was bitten multiple times by her dog.<\/p>\n

Simone Lyke, 32, died days later from complications of dog mauling, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

The dog had been in quarantine following Lyke\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

In Wednesday\u2019s statement, ACS said the case \u201ccontinues to move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cInvestigators are working to establish if there were any confirmed prior incidents connected to this animal or the owner,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n

According to a preliminary police report, a nearby witness threw a pizza after the dog lunged at Lyke, which temporarily distracted the dog.<\/p>\n

However, the dog, a male bully breed, bit Lyke several times, ACS Public Relations Manager Lisa Norwood told KSAT in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n

Police said Lyke yelled for someone to call 911 as the dog was attacking her.<\/p>\n

Lyke and another person were both identified by ACS as the owners of the dog.<\/p>\n

The other owner was issued multiple criminal citations for violations related to the bite and for failing to provide proof of vaccination or a microchip for another animal in the residence, according to ACS. <\/p>\n

Witnesses at the scene told police there had allegedly been \u201cprevious incidents\u201d involving the dog, but details were unclear.<\/p>\n

On July 29, family and friends held a balloon release<\/a> in Lyke\u2019s honor. <\/p>\n

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