Police dog survives being shot after mistakenly biting an officer

Las Vegas Sun ^ | Monday, May 14, 2012 | 12:33 p.m. | By Jackie Valley (contact)

[redreno]

A Metro Police dog entered a backyard Monday morning with a clear mission: Corner the suspect hiding out back there.

When the suspect attempted to flee, the dog stayed true to its mission and bolted over the backyard wall right behind the suspect. And that’s where the mission fell apart.

In an apparent state of confusion, the dog bit a patrol officer on the other side of the wall, prompting another officer to shoot the dog.

Police said the incident unfolded shortly after 11 a.m. Monday when a man called 911 and reported his male friend was “acting erratically with a knife” in the 200 block of Wisteria Avenue. That location is near Jones Boulevard and Alta Drive in the western valley.

The suspect, who was possibly chasing after a roommate, ran from police when officers arrived, setting off a foot pursuit through the neighborhood, Metro spokesman Bill Cassell said. Officers caught up with the suspect, but a struggle ensued and the man fled again, he said.

[Joe 6-pack]

WOOOF!

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[MasterGunner01]

This just in: The dog handler whose K-9 partner was shot for biting another officer by mistake shot that same officer by “mistake” while cleaning is sidearm. Both the K-9 and the officer the dog assaulted are recovering from gunshot wounds.

[Politicalmom]

Good. If they start attacking each other, maybe they’ll leave us, and our dogs and kittens, alone for a while.

[freekitty]

Exactly

[Paladin2]

Do these guys really know what they are doing?

They maybe need some time as timeout cops in a kindergarten somewhere.

[Paladin2]

Las Vegas?

Isn't that where they shoot you DRT if you shop at WalMart?

[Postman]

“...the dog bit a patrol officer on the other side of the wall...”

Geez, that must’ve hurt!

Hope the poor dog is okay.

[BerryDingle]

Isn't that where they shoot you DRT if you shop at WalMart?

Yup, especially if you're a West Point grad.

[beandog]

Geez, it’s getting bad when they shoot their own dogs.

[Paladin2]

Apparently the dog thought that at least one officer was a bad guy.

Good Dog.

[BerryDingle]

The shaved Ape idiot at Las Vegas Costco.

[Chode]

since the dog is a duly commissioned law enforcement officer will there be charges on attempted murder of a police officer the same as if you or i had shot it???

[Altariel]

Apparently the commandment is "and you shall not shoot a police dog, even if it bites yourself and your fellow officer; indeed , the police dog is to be regarded as another officer on the police force. Any of the dogs kept by the commoners you may shoot, if the dogs of the commoners exhibit any of the following behaviors:"

[glyptol]

Which part of the anatomy is “the other side of the wall”?

[Popman]

Admittedly I know nothing about how a K-9 police dog is trained.....I would think they would train them not to attack police officers?

His trainer is dressed in the same uniform, is he not ?

The dog keep attacking the officer even after they tazed him, then they had to shoot the dog...

[Politicalmom]

Nice graphic!

[pingman]

Sounds like the plot line of an episode of ‘Reno 911’.

[I am bigjohn]

“The dog keep attacking the officer even after they tazed him, then they had to shoot the dog...”

Maybe the dog just doesn't like cops.

[Paladin2]

Not being a pop culture maven, I was unaware of this.

Thanx for the lesson.