DENVER (KDVR) — The Burlington police chief's three-year-old daughter was killed in a dog attack by a former sheriff's K-9 on Monday.
When the Kit Carson County Sheriff and a deputy arrived at the scene, they found the mother and an unresponsive three-year-old child in a backyard. The dog was not actively attacking, the sheriff's office said, and was secure in a kennel.
Police want to know who dumped a dog, 6-month-old puppy near Pioneer ElementaryEMS took the child to Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital, where she received care, but ultimately was declared dead. The Burlington Police Department said in a press release that Chief Nate Hill's daughter was the victim of the dog attack.
"While the Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office is conducting the investigation, we want to assure the community that there is no ongoing threat to public safety," the Burlington agency reported. "This was a tragic accident and not a criminal matter."
The Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office said that the dog involved was a German Shepherd that had previously been in service with the Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office as a narcotics detection dog. The dog was not trained in bite work, the Kit Carson agency reported, and had been donated to the Burlington Police Department, but said "the dog was not actively in service."
Hill had been housing the dog at his home at the time of the attack.
Search underway for missing Nebraska man at Rocky Mountain National ParkThe sheriff's office said that the dog was taken to the Burlington Dog Pound and later humanely euthanized.
"This is a very tragic situation, affecting this community as a whole," the Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office said. "Please respect the family in their time of mourning."
The case remains under investigation.
Hence then, the article about ex cheyenne county k 9 euthanized after allegedly killing chief s 3 year old daughter was published today ( ) and is available on KDVR ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Ex-Cheyenne County K-9 euthanized after allegedly killing chief's 3-year-old daughter )
Also on site :