An 86-year-old Korean American man died after a Norwalk Rottweiler attack on September 6, 2025, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The man was mauled by two large dogs while on a morning walk near 166th Street and Greystone Avenue.
The incident occurred around 6:45 a.m. when two unleashed Rottweilers, roaming without their owner, suddenly attacked the victim.
Steve De Jong, an investigator with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, told The Korea Daily on September 8, “He was bitten on his left arm and other areas, and arterial damage caused severe bleeding,” adding, “The victim was confirmed to be Korean American, but his identity cannot yet be released while the investigation is ongoing.”
Authorities said two bystanders rushed to intervene when the dogs refused to release the man. He was taken to a hospital with severe blood loss and underwent emergency surgery but died the next morning on September 7.
According to Steve De Jong, the dogs’ owner did not know how the animals escaped from the house and was searching for them at the time of the attack. Both Rottweilers have since been quarantined by the Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control (LACACC).
Rottweilers, originally bred in Germany and often used as police dogs, are known to be aggressive. According to Dogsbite.org, a nonprofit focused on preventing fatal dog attacks, Rottweilers were responsible for 51 deaths nationwide between 2005 and 2020, the second-highest number after pit bulls (380 deaths).
