Lake Worth woman seriously injured in pit bull attack; police search for owner
A woman was seriously injured by a pit bull at a dog park in Lake Worth Wednesday, police said.
Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in finding the dog’s owner, and a warrant has been issued for her arrest, police said.
Lake Worth police identified the alleged dog owner as 45-year-old Autumn Billings, police said in a social media post.
Anyone with information on Billings whereabouts is asked to contact Lake Worth Police Department at 817-237-1224 or email the detectives LWCID@lakeworthtx.org.
“We continue to keep the victim in our thoughts and prayers and wish her a speedy recovery,” police said.
Pit bull attacked, injured woman
Officers responded to the Dakota Dog Park at 3217 Dakota Trail on Wednesday night, Oct. 8, after a 911 call from a 47-year-old woman, who stated that she was being attacked in the park by a brown pit bull, police said.
When officers arrived at the scene they found a woman who was bleeding from both arms, her leg and right side, police said.
Officers rendered aid until medical personnel arrived and the woman was then taken to a local hospital in “stable but serious condition,” police said.
Police said the officers encountered Billings prior to hearing screams at the park.
“Because they feared for the victim’s safety and did not know ... her dog was involved at the time, they immediately left to assist the victim,” police said.
Officers obtained low-quality pictures of the brown pit bulll and its owner, taken from officers’ body-worn cameras, police said.
When officers returned after obtaining more information, Billings was gone, police said.
Lake Worth police officers and animal control officers searched the area to find the suspect and the brown pit bull but were unsuccessful, police said.
Lake Worth police have remined public to not approach the dog involved, according to the social media post.
This story was originally published October 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM.