Faithful 5-Year-Old Police Dog Jango Shot and Killed by Suspect in California
On 4/29/21 at 3:08 PM EDT
A five-year-old police dog named Jango, described as faithful, was shot and killed by a vehicle theft suspect Tuesday night in Bakersfield, California, who also died after officers returned fire, the Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) confirmed in a statement Wednesday.
Jango died after he accompanied Bakersfield police officers in pursuit of an unnamed male suspect in a reported stolen vehicle on Highway 58 who did not stop for officers and eventually fled the vehicle on foot to a residence on Feliz Drive.
When located, the suspect fired a weapon.