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Published July 26, 2023

Murder suspect shot after allegedly killing Toronto Police K9, firing at cops

Police say officers went to an apartment to arrest a man suspected of murder

Ontario's police watchdog says a 44-year-old man suspected of murder allegedly shot at officers and killed police dog before he was shot by another Toronto officer.

The Special Investigations Unit says police responded to an apartment building in Etobicoke on Tuesday night in an attempt to locate and arrest a man for murder.

The SIU says the man allegedly fled the property, shot at officers and was later tracked down to a nearby backyard.

They say the man shot and killed a police service dog an officer shot the suspect.

One person was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

In a tweet, Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw identified the dog as Bingo.

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