Why cases are hard to investigate and whats next NBC4 Washington [Video]

Carlizze Brashears, age 11, is on the mend. He’s back in school but, speaking only to News4, his grandmother said he still needs painful rabies shots.

He was riding a bike in an alley in Northeast D.C. when two dogs viciously attacked him.

Every day in the District, an average of two people are bitten by dogs.

Since October 2023, the Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA) has documented 855 cases of dogs biting people. Many of the bites are minor, but some are so vicious the owners voluntarily surrender the dogs, or the animals are seized. It’s a process investigators say comes with a lot of red tape.

An investigation into the dogs that bit Carlizze is still open, said Kate Meghji, chief operating officer of HRA, which investigates dog attacks in D.C.

“We are following some leads but we have not located the dogs yet,” she said.

Some dog attack cases involve dogs biting their …