Portland police shootout - A police K-9 was left lifeless after a gunfire exchange. The German Shepherd reportedly died due to a fatal gunshot wound, KPTV reported Wednesday.
Authorities said the Portland police shootout left a K-9 dead an officer injured while they were chasing a burglary suspect, who allegedly broke into a police uniform supply shop early morning.
Investigators of the Portland police shootout says they have identified the injured officer as Jeff Dorn, a 16-year veteran of the bureau assigned to the K-9 unit night shift.
Dorn was rushed to the hospital after the Portland police shootout. Local reports say he has two gunshot wounds on both of his legs.
Police said Jeff Dorn's K-9 partner was killed in the gunfire exchange which happened near Southwest Capitol Highway and Primrose Street. The police dog was identified as Mick; he recently joined the Portland Police Bureau following his extensive training.
KPTV reports Mick was found lifeless in the yard of a southwest Portland home following the shootout.
According to Portland Police Chief Mike Reese, officers saw three burglary suspects emerge from Blumenthal's Uniform and Equipment in Southwest Portland, so they right away attempted to make a traffic stop.
Not far from the site of the burglary, a chase ensued between the suspects and the police.
Reese details one of the burglary suspects ran out of the car, and a police officer ordered his K-9 to chase the suspect. In an attempt to catch the suspect, a gunfire exchange was triggered by the officers.
The total number of shots were not yet identified, but Reese confirmed that there were multiple officers at the scene of the Portland police shootout.
Although the suspect managed to escape at first, he was eventually arrested by SERT team officers about two miles away in the 6900 block of Oleson Road.
Officers said they found the suspect's rifle at the site of his arrest. He had obtained a number of injuries but they were non-life-threatening.
Reese said the Portland police shootout is a reminder of the dangers involved in the work of a police officer.
"We've had two shootings where an officer has been shot in the last month. It points out to all of us that police work can be incredibly dangerous," he said. "You never know when an incident like this can turn life-threatening."
In a statement released by the Portland Police Bureau, officer Dorn expressed that "Mick saved my life."
Authorities have not determined yet if there will be a public service to honor Mick.
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