News release from Texas A&M police:
On April 7, 2015 at 6:20 p.m., the University Police Department (UPD) received a report of an animal bite that occurred in the Texas A&M University Research Park.
The victim, a 22 year old Texas A&M student, was approached by three dogs while jogging in the Texas A&M University Research Park. One of the dogs bit the victim on the back of her left leg just below the knee. The owners restrained the dogs and made contact with the victim. The victim did not obtain any contact information from the dog’s owners before contacting the UPD. When UPD arrived on scene, the owners had left the area.
The victim described the dog that bit her as black in color and possibly a Labrador Retriever mix. The victim was unable to provide detailed descriptions on the other dogs, other than one was white in color.
The victim described the owners of the dogs as an Hispanic family, male and female with two or three children. The male was described to be in his late 30`s, approximately 5`6″ with short dark hair, average build, with gold in his front teeth. The female was described to be in her mid to late 30`s, approximately 5`4″, 160 pounds, with dark hair just past her shoulders. The victim was only able to describe two of the three children as, one male and one female approximately 8-12 years of age.
The University Police is asking for the public’s help in locating this dog. The dog needs to be placed into quarantine to rule out any rabies exposure to the victim.
Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact the University Police Department at 979-845-2345.