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Witnesses tried to save man killed in dog attack at Katy park; woman and small child injured, deputies say

A man in his 60s was mauled by three dogs during his morning walk on the Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, according to HCSO. Witnesses tried to save him.

Updated: 6:46 PM CST December 15, 2025
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A 62-year-old man was killed, and a mother and little girl were injured by three dogs in Katy on Monday, authorities said.

The man was walking his usual route on the Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail on Porter Road when the dogs mauled him around 10 a.m., according to Sergeant Jason Brown of the Harris County Sheriff's Office homicide division

"According to the family, he typically walked this little loop around the lake every morning. When he failed to return this morning, they came looking for him," Brown said.

Witnesses saw it happening and chased the two pit bull mixes and cane corso away from the victim, but the victim didn't survive.
"They were very aggressive. He's suffered multiple injuries," Brown said.

The dogs then attacked a woman and her 2-year-old son along Persimmon Creek Lane. The woman was bitten by one of the dogs, but the child wasn't seriously harmed. Both were taken to the hospital to be checked out.


After a four-hour search, deputies tracked down all three dogs in the adjacent neighborhood. One was hiding in a drainage pipe and had to be tranquilized, but it wasn't killed as HCSO initially reported on Monday morning.

What happens next

HCSO detectives were interviewing the owners of the dogs to determine how they escaped from their property.
"It would be unusual for a dog that's actually owned by someone to be out roaming around," Brown said.

Animal control has no previous history on record for these dogs, though investigators are researching whether there have been any prior incidents or attacks.

"Obviously, we'll be investigating everything as far as any kind of previous history or whether or not they were negligent and how those dogs escaped," Brown said.
It's too early to determine whether the owners will face criminal charges, he added.
The dogs will be quarantined for 10 days before a hearing with a judge to determine their fate. The family of the deceased will have input in that decision, and there is a legal avenue for the destruction of the animals