he driver was stopped with the use of a PIT maneuver. After the car was stopped the driver refused to exit the car, according to officers.
Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Shipman's filing indicates that two aggravating circumstances would justify the death sentence.
The suspect swung the blades at K-9 Loki, cutting him on his nose and face. The suspect was quickly apprehended and Loki, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois was taken to an area Veterinary Hospital for treatment, the sheriff's office says.
Officer Gabriel Torres, 29, was on his way to work when he was killed, Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson said.
Chiefs and sheriffs are now providing their school resource officers with long guns, hard armor ballistic protection, and even gun detecting dogs to prevent or minimize the carnage from active shooter attacks.
The GBI says the driver initially pulled over, but as troopers approached the vehicle on foot, the driver sped off. Troopers used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle.
“We don’t know how that would go (with another officer). Brev was completely at rest and at ease with that family and he is now residing with them. It seems as though it was a logical fit instead of trying to find another officer that could bond with Brev,” the chief said.
Seara Burton, a K-9 handler for the Richmond PD, was shot and critically wounded Aug. 10 during a traffic stop of a man driving a moped. She was shot after her dog alerted on narcotics.
On Aug. 18., Hannes and his handler, Deputy Robert Fisher, responded to a shooting near Lamont, when the 3-year-old Belgian Malinois showed signs of distress.
K-9 Perro’s handler, Major Patterson said he went to check on Perro around 2:30 p.m. Sunday in his yard when he noticed Perro had broken a board in the fence and apparently escaped.
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