Houston Police K9 Is Shot During Foot Chase

HOUSTON, TX -- A Houston police officer was bitten, his K9 partner was shot, and two schools were placed in lockdown during a foot chase with three carjacking suspects in northwest Houston Wednesday afternoon.

Police said the incident happened at about 12:30 p.m. in the 11300 block of Trickey Road, north of Gears Road in the Greenspoint area.

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According to police, Houston police officers and Harris County sheriff’s deputies were pursuing two carjacking suspects.

Police said the carjackers ditched the car in a field on Trickery Road and took off on foot into a wooded area.

A police officer and his K9 partner began chasing the carjacking suspects with other officers and deputies in pursuit.

The K9 officer reportedly got into the path of one of the officers and bit him on the leg.

An HPD spokesman said the officer turned and fired his weapon on the dog twice.

The K9 officer was taken to a nearby veterinarian for treatment and is expected to recover.

The officer who was bitten was also treated and released.

According to the Houston police foundation website, the K9 officer known as Jake is an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois, who serves a dual purpose of searching for people and explosives.

Students at nearby Plummer Middle School and Spence Elementary School in Aldine ISD were placed in a lockdown status for about 30 minutes

Meanwhile, officers were eventually able to locate and two juveniles, for the carjacking.

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