By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A St. Joseph police dog has been shot and killed in an incident that began in south St. Joseph Wednesday night.
The St. Joseph Police Department reports the Special Response Team along with several other officers, including K-9 Max, arrived at 5108 Barbra Street shortly before 10:30 last night, a residence in which an armed subject had barricaded himself.
During negotiations, the suspect fled out of the back of the residence, armed. He shot K-9 Max during the pursuit. Max was transported to Kansas City for emergency care, but died of his wounds.
“Max performed his duties heroically and protected the lives of others on scene,” Captain Jeff Wilson wrote in a news release on the incident. A 24-year-old man is in custody pending charges.