A profession felony shot and killed a police canine in California earlier than he was gunned down by cops, authorities mentioned.
Johnny Ray Llamas, who had three excellent felony warrants for theft, sexually assaulting a baby, and a parole violation, had been on the lam for weeks and was fleeing police in Riverside County, outdoors Los Angeles, when the Ok-9 officer Rudy was shot, in accordance with a report and a video assertion from Sheriff Chad Bianco.
The Particular Enforcement Bureau of the sheriff’s workplace had been monitoring Llamas, mentioned Bianco, who launched physique digicam footage of the Ok-9’s demise and referred to as the suspect a profession felony, Fox Information reported.
A 911 caller in Perris, Calif., about an hour outdoors LA, informed police on April 14 {that a} man and lady on medicine had come onto her property to keep away from being captured by cops, authorities mentioned.
The person, who Bianco mentioned was Llamas, informed the lady to remain put whereas he continued forward in order that solely he can be arrested, in accordance with the caller.
Deputies responded to the scene, together with Rudy, who led them to Llamas’ hiding place in a residential space which was thick with foliage.
In shaky physique digicam footage, deputies may be heard shouting “pictures fired” and that Rudy had been a success.
Footage from the physique cam and a helicopter exhibits Llamas crossing a street to keep away from arrest, whereas deputies on the bottom repeatedly shout at him to “drop the gun” and “get on the bottom.”
“You see that gun transfer, he will get it,” one deputy mentioned within the video.
Llamas stored operating and was heading towards the individuals’s residence, earlier than pointing a gun on the deputies, who then opened hearth and killed him, in accordance with the footage.
Rudy was taken to a veterinary hospital, the place he died from his accidents.
Every week earlier than the taking pictures, Rudy and his handler had obtained first place on the Las Vegas Metro Police Ok-9 Trials within the Handler Safety Class, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
No deputies have been injured within the taking pictures, and the lady who had been on the run with Llamas was arrested.