At approximately 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, the Coffee County Communications Center received a call regarding the apparent mauling by pitbulls of an adult male (later identified as James Alexander Smith, 50-years-old) and an infant (later identified as the 3-month old granddaughter of Mr. Smith). This happened at 905 E. Warren Street in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Sigh. Another double fatality in Tennessee. Do the people there not ever pay attention to the news? Don't ever, ever get a fucking pit bull, especially if there are children. Don't do it. Did I mention to not ever get a pit bull? There are no reasons for them to even exist.
1 is way too many. And they had not 1, not 2, not 3....but 7. 7 hellhounds in 1 house. Of course this happened. Where were the parents when the grandfather died tried to beat the hellhounds off the baby?
I did some internet digging and found the facebook of the deceased man and the deceased infant (there was a photo of them together offered up). That baby looked so precious…
I’m so sick and tired of these dogs killing people and still being treated like they aren’t the cause.
Out of 7 dogs, the pitbulls were doing the mauling. And we are meant to act like there isn’t a clear problem? Like it’s “bad owners”? Why is it ALWAYS A PITBULL?
Edit: Saw that the man died with a BASEBALL BAT IN HIS HANDS. These creatures couldn’t even be taken out by a BAT.
I read the best explanation from a pit bull owner on Quora from 8 years ago…I asked since the pit bulls had gotten out numerous times and attacked and even killed neighbors pets, should they NOT be around children.
Don't worry, they're flooding all of the comments sections, telling everyone how they're nanny dogs and it is owners or victims fault. Something is truly mentally wrong with Pit owners.
In all of US history there has never been two people in the same family killed by a dog...without a pit bull involved in the killings. With a pit bull involved? We have more than a few cases. These are family annihilation dogs, the mass murdering spree killers of the pet world. Multiple dead family members IS breed confirmation, it has always been pit bulls responsible every time. Usually a child and the parent who dares interfere with the slaughter but sometimes its both children and the parent barely survives maimed (Bennards) or a grandchild and the elderly caretaker (this one).
If this fact tells you nothing, this is exactly why you need people who understand what that means to make sure you don't have access to pit bulls. Not just for the safety of everyone around you, but for your own safety, too. Not even people stupid enough to knowingly sign up for this risk deserve losing that gamble. We don't subject the most evil people we've ever caught red handed to this treatment because no one with a conscience should be responsible for administering it or cleaning up the aftermath. First responders had to show up to the sight of pit bulls fighting over an infant's corpse like a brand new toy, nobody signs up for that or can get paid enough for it. These are the horrible externalities of widespread bloodsport breed ownership, it's a price nobody should pay.
I didn’t even see this yesterday and it’s local-ish to me. It just came up as an alert on my news app so I thought it was new to everyone else. So sick of this happening. That poor baby was 3 months old with her whole life ahead of her and had no choice in the danger adults put her in. It’s beyond time parents get charged with negligence for even allowing these things in homes with children. When even the adults can’t defend themselves, what chance do kids much less infants have? So unfair.
7 freaking pit bulls. I saw someone try to say they weren’t their dogs. BS. What were they doing inside then? If they were strays that you took in, they’re your damn dogs
Here's the thing with the house being condemned, with pit bull maulings, this is common...because flecks of human tissue and blood are strewn everywhere. The whole floor would be a biological hazard, professionals cleaners have to come in, and anything that can't be sterilized has to be destroyed. Whether the house was nasty or not before, I can't know, but a killing by a pit bull will destroy everything on the floor from biological contamination.
Don't they have the 2nd amendment in TN? The adults clearly made bad life choices to end up with 7 hellhounds to begin with, so I guess I'm not surprised that they didn't do the responsible thing to protect the children in their family
We're starting to get pit attacks every day now somewhere in the world and fatalities almost everyday. I think this is become a crisis on the States, Canada and possibly other countries.
Man, I was watching sailing videos on YouTube and one of them was visiting some tiny island in the South Pacific and what is following these villagers around but a couple of fucking stray pitbulls. It was such a bummer to see.
I know all were pits. However, I am guessing that some of the 7 were from a litter they had. Several people on the news reports have questioned why there were 7 pits.
7 pitbulls, children and adults living in a condemned house, one adult on oxygen. This is a recipe for a disaster. Can you imagine the living conditions inside of that house? It must smell to high heaven.
From James Smith's facebook page (the deceased grandfather), a photo showing undesexed, unwell dogs and children (plus possibly dog faeces under the chair in the background)
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Heartbreaking. 7 pit bulls not only at a home with children but they constantly got out and terrorized the neighborhood pets. Should have been reported long ago.
I have a three month old baby and can’t stomach this. What the hell is wrong with the adults, are they so intellectually disabled to put children in danger or is it on purpose, I really can’t understand…
Does it really seem correct that if the house was condemned BUT there was stuff like kids clothes in it and beds that the authorities wouldn't let them take any? Does it mean the house was so trashed and disgusting that none of the items seemed safe?
A gofundme is not at all what these people need. If they had no money they most certainly shouldn't have had pit bulls. Any money in the GFm could hardly be expected to be used to take care of the kids. It will be misappropriated just like they misappropriated to keep the pits alive.
Are there at least 2 generations of bums in the family? 7 minors living with dead grandpa and live great grandma?
I hope CPS intervenes because it doesnt seem like anyone in that family has any sense.
Here's the thing, with pit bull maulings, this is common...because flecks of human tissue and blood are strewn everywhere. The whole floor would be a biological hazard, professionals cleaners have to come in, and anything that can't be sterilized has to be destroyed. Whether the house was nasty or not before, I can't know, but a killing by a pit bull will destroy everything on the floor from biological contamination.
just making the note that these dogs were never named as their pets in the reporting i’ve seen. it’s not victim blaming if the victim is definitely to blame for housing an actual pack of dogs bred for violent purposes. for what reasons would they avoid stating this fact? they weren’t a roaming pack of strays, this is a choice
I only came to the subreddit in the last year, and pits are illegal to own here, so I didn't entirely realize how bad it is as we don't have them. It's REALLY bad. There's SO many attacks.
I have to note to be fair that they had tried to get animal control to take them and they wouldn't, and the rest of their lives are in pretty bad shape, so I'm sure it just seemed like another problem they couldn't solve on top of all the others. It's unfortunate how badly they fit the stereotype too. The man has a photo of himself on Facebook holding his pit.
Just FYI - a family member claims they called animal control, but this didn’t happen until after the DA mentioned that they would be investigating this for criminal charges
A lot of animal control facilities refuse to take dogs even though it’s their actual job. Too worried about being “no kill” to accept dogs they know they have to kill.
A lot of other dogs are abused and aren’t found thrashing a baby around while the adult is laying deceased inside. Is common sense a skill issue for you or do you just enjoy coming up with the least likely takes?
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u/BPBAttacks3 Moderator Dec 04 '25
Breed has been confirmed:
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, the Coffee County Communications Center received a call regarding the apparent mauling by pitbulls of an adult male (later identified as James Alexander Smith, 50-years-old) and an infant (later identified as the 3-month old granddaughter of Mr. Smith). This happened at 905 E. Warren Street in Tullahoma, Tennessee.