1 dead, police dog hurt in Mesa burglary
Apr 26, 2014, 8:06 PM | Updated: Apr 27, 2014, 10:33 am
MESA, Ariz. — Police say a man caught robbing a home in Mesa and who allegedly stabbed a canine officer is dead.
Mesa police say a resident called authorities around 7 p.m. Saturday to report confronting a suspected burglar at a neighboring home.
Authorities say officers fired bean-bag rounds at the male suspect, who was then bitten by a police dog.
Police say the man dragged the canine, Jake, inside and stabbed him several times.
The suspect then reportedly went outside waving a handgun.
Police say they fired more than once at the suspect and a SWAT team found him dead inside with a handgun nearby.
Police do not know if the suspect’s injuries were from officers or self-inflicted.
They say Jake is in surgery and is expected to survive.
