Tragic incident Friday at a police training ground in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia). A service dog is said to have gotten out of control during training and bit an officer. The man then drew his service weapon and shot the animal dead. The police officer was seriously injured and taken to hospital.
According to the Bielefeld police, the incident took place in the town of Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock (Gütersloh district). Training with police dogs took place there independently of each other, as well as shooting exercises for several police officers at the same time, according to a spokesman at the request of the German news agency.
Dog wouldn’t let go of the police officer
According to “Westfalen-Blatt”, a Herford police officer’s sheepdog had overcome an earthen wall that spatially separated the two exercises. For unknown reasons, he suddenly ran towards the officers. The animal bit the policeman and did not let go until he drew the gun.
investigations are underway
The police spokesperson said that it is also being investigated whether there are criminal or administrative violations. The killed dog was an experienced animal, not a training dog. The incident was tragic for the injured officer. “But it is also hard for the service dog handler who has lost a four-legged colleague.”
Source: Krone
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