A San Diego police dog named Sir was killed by a gunman, who also died after he was shot by a police officer
When a San Diego police dog was killed last week by a gunman during a confrontation with officers at Mesa College, the department lost one of its own.The 4½-year-old Belgian Malinois — named Sir — was mortally injured Aug. 2, when a man pointed a gun at officers at the Clairemont campus, according to the San Diego Police Department.
In an interview this week, San Diego police Chief David Nisleit acknowledged the risks and applauded the work of the dogs and their handlers.The San Diego Police Department’s Canine Unit was created in 1994. The unit includes 33 pairs of handlers and dogs. The San Diego Police Foundation, a nonprofit that helps fund some department operations, acquires the dogs — for about $14,000 each — and donates them to the unit.Lt.
Recently, there was in a move in California to curtail the use of dogs in law enforcement. Assembly Bill 742 — which was shelved in late May — called for canines to be released only to respond to an imminent threat of danger or death — akin to the standard under the law for when officers can use deadly force.
Canine unit leaders also say dogs rarely bite suspects. In San Diego, police dogs bit suspects in less than 1 percent of all calls canine units responded to from 2018 to 2022, according to police data. “We do walk away from a lot of things, because what we don’t want to do is ... use the dog in a way that creates a circumstance where officers have to use more force or violence,” Tivanian said. He pointed to situations in which officers would need to approach a suspect in a confined space.
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