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Arizona Deputy Marshal Shoots and Kills K-9 After Dog Attacks Him: Sheriff

Online Niel November 22, 2024

Arizona deputy marshal kills K-9 partner

The Cochise County Sheriffs Office says Deputy Marshal John Coby was working the night shift at the Tombstone Marshals Office when a K-9 named Hawk latched onto his leg and wouldn’t let go. Coby couldn’t get the dog to stop biting him, so he shot Hawk. Coby was airlifted to a Tucson hospital for serious leg and ankle injuries.

TOMBSTONE, Ariz. – A southern Arizona deputy marshal is on medical leave after authorities say he shot and killed his K-9 after the dog attacked him.

The incident happened on November 19 at Marshal Tombstone’s office.

The Cochise County The sheriff’s office says Deputy Marshal John Coby was working with his K-9 partner, Hawk, when the dog latched onto his leg and wouldn’t let go.

“Deputy Marshal Coby was able to enter the bathroom and partially close the door in an effort to get the K-9 to disengage from the bite,” CCSO he wrote on Facebook.

Hawk still wouldn’t let go of Coby’s leg, forcing the deputy marshal to shoot him.

When other deputies arrived on the scene, they found Coby in the bathroom and Hawk dead outside the door.

Coby was flown to a Tucson hospital with serious leg and ankle injuries. He has since been released.

Coby is on medical leave outside of work investigate.

“We appreciate our K-9 program and handlers,” said Marshal Jim Adams. “And we are confident that a thorough and objective evaluation of this unfortunate incident will be completed by the Sheriff’s Office.”