Police K-9 shot, school locked down amid north Houston police pursuit

[TexasTowelie]

A police dog was shot and an elementary school went into lockdown mode Wednesday afternoon as law enforcement officers pursued carjacking suspects in the Greenspoint area, authorities said .

Houston police and Harris County sheriff's deputies worked together to track three carjacking suspects who crashed their vehicle, Senior Deputy Thomas Gilliland said. The suspects' vehicle may have rammed the Houston police car carrying the K-9.

Houston police tweeted about 1:45 p.m. that the dog had been shot. A police spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment on who they believe shot the dog and what the condition of the animal is.

The suspects -- a man, a woman and a juvenile male -- ditched the car and fled on foot into a wooded area, Gilliland said. Sheriff's deputies and Houston police tracked down the three suspects and arrtested them.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-police-chase-lockdown-school-K9-wounded-10951378.php

[Auntie Bush]

1. That's awful! How could anyone shoot a dog... And with a juvenile present.

Wish we'd get an update to how the dog is doing.
M

[Justitia]

2. K-9 was shot by an officer, had surgery & is recovering

It sounds like an officer got between the K-9 and the suspects?
Poor pup.

http://www.khou.com/news/crime/police-dog-shot-after-chase-in-nw-houston/412489016