Oct 23, 2008 10:32 am US/Eastern
Plymouth Twp. Police Dog Killed In Line Of Duty
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS 3) ―
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K9 Andy was accidentally shot and killed by another officer Wednesday during a search for bank robbery suspects in Lower Gwynned.
CBS
A Plymouth Township K-9 was accidentally shot and killed by another officer while investigating a robbery in Lower Gwynned Wednesday afternoon.
Police say Lower Gwynned Police requested assistance of Plymouth Township Police and other surrounding municipalities to aid in the search for robbery suspects who were wanted for holding up the Abington Bank on Bethlehem Pike.
Sources say during the search, Andy, the Plymouth Township K-9, bit a member of the Montgomery Township Police Department who had his gun drawn on a suspect. The K-9, trained to go after the suspect with the gun, was accidentally shot during the incident.
Andy's handler was also struck by the same bullet. The handler's bullet proof vest stopped the bullet from penetrating and the officer escaped serious injuries. The Montgomery Township Police Officer's injuries were non-life threatening.
Plymouth Township police say their K-9 officer was doing his job and the circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation.
The three bank robbery suspects were taken into custody.
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