K-9 Dog Shot, Killed After Attacking New Mexico Deputy

[High Plains]

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) -- A Bernalillo County sheriff's detective shot and killed one of the department's dog after it attacked her and would not let go of her arm.

The dog, a Belgian malnois called Bart, was the focus of a pending lawsuit alleging it attacked and refused to release a woman who was chased by police two years ago.

Detective Heather Schreckendgust, 36, was treated at University of New Mexico Hospital for a serious bite wound to her arm after Monday morning's incident. She was discharged Monday night....

....Bart, off his leash sniffing for the man, attacked Schreckendgust. When she couldn't get the dog off, she pulled her handgun and shot the animal.

Link at www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=26488

Mods: I hope I posted the link correctly. This is my first OP.

I thought this might be of interest given the earlier discussion of shooting police dogs...