SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A suspect is dead and a K9 officer was shot by Scottsdale Police on Friday, March 7.
According to police, the suspect was allegedly threatening a victim with a gun before police arrived near the intersection of Scottsdale Road and Loop 202.
Scottsdale Police say the suspect initially fled from an officer’s attempts at making a traffic stop before he returned to the scene.
Once he returned, a K9 was deployed due to the suspect’s failure to obey commands and his attempts to reach for an object inside the vehicle.
According to a release, an officer eventually fired his weapon, hitting the suspect and the K9.
The suspect was identified as Joseph Santos, 42.
The police K9 was hospitalized and released from the vet on March 8.