Tyrese gibson Surrenders to Authorities, Faces Charges in Dog Attack That Resulted in Neighbor’s Dog’s Death
Los โฃAngeles,โ CA – Actor Tyrese Gibson has surrendered to authorities and is cooperating โฃwith an inquiryโฃ following a fatal dog attack involving his animals, confirmed by both law enforcement and his legal counsel. Theโข incident, which occurred on September 18th, resultedโ in the death of a neighbor’s small spaniel and prompted an arrest warrant and search warrant for Gibson’s โฃproperty.
Accordingโฃ to authorities, gibson’sโข dogs attacked โขthe neighbor’s dogโ approximately half a mileโ from his home. The injuredโฃ spaniel wasโ rushed to a veterinary โhospital but did notโ survive, stated Officerโ Dwyer of theโ local โขpolice department. Following the attack, โtheโข dogs were seenโ on camera at a neighboring property, preventing the ownerโฃ from accessing their vehicle untill animal controlโฃ officers โintervened.
Gibsonโ initially โขinformedโฃ police he would surrender the dogs on September 22nd, but requested โadditional time when officers arrived, according โฃto a police statement. He subsequently posted a video on Instagram featuring his โdogs,followed by aโข joint statement with his lawyer,Gabe Banks.
Banksโค stated that โGibson “has fully cooperated with the โauthorities โฃand willโข continue to do so until this matter is resolved,” and that his legal โคteam had securedโค a bond for โฃconsent, establishing โthe terms โof his release.
Banksโ further explained that Gibson acquired the โdogs – two โadultsโฃ and three puppies – for protection, citing โyears of dealing with stalkers. He emphasized the dogs were not “trained โฃto be aggressive” and โฃhad no prior history of violence โคtowards peopleโฃ or other animals. “This tragic โevent is shocking and traumatizing โfor himโค and his family, and can onlyโ imagine how devastating it has been for the family that lost โฃtheir โคpet,” Banks wrote.
Gibson himself expressed his condolences in a statement, saying, “I had no โidea that โone โday Iโ would wake โฃup with this nightmare,โค and โคI know that the family shouldโค feelโข in the same way. For them, please know that my heart โขis broken by youโฆ Iโ amโ prayingโ for his healingโ and for his โbeloved pet, who never deserved this.” โคHe pledged to address the situation “with honesty, responsibilityโ and compassion.”
As of this report,the fourโฃ dogs involved in the incident have not yet been located. The investigation โขremains ongoing.