A police dog was transported for medical treatment after being shot by a suspect in Burbank Saturday.
Burbank police officers conducted a traffic stop around 6:40 p-m Saturday in the 2400 block of Buena Vista Street near the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway on-ramp, according to a department statement. During the stop, a passenger fled the vehicle, ran up the freeway on-ramp and jumped over an embankment wall into a nearby residential neighborhood.
The officers remained with the driver and vehicle while requesting assistance, according to the BPD. Additional police resources responded, and a coordinated search was initiated using a police canine and a police helicopter.
Police said that during the search, the canine located the suspect, who fired multiple rounds, striking the animal, then fleeing on foot.
Officers recovered the wounded canine and transported him for treatment, police said, while a systematic search for the suspect was initiated.
Anyone with information about this incident was urged to contact the Burbank Police Department Investigations Division at 818-238-3210.