Sunnyvale Officer-Involved Shooting: Suspect, Police Dog Dead

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — An investigation into a fatal officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon in Sunnyvale was continuing Tuesday evening, officials with the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety said. The shooting happened at about 1 p.m. when officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the 500 block of E. Weddell Drive, near Fair Oaks Avenue.

As officers arrived at the scene, they found a female stabbing victim, Sunnyvale DPS Capt. Jeff Hunter said.

Officers soon identified a male suspect in the stabbing and as they made contact with him, he was allegedly uncooperative and still armed with a knife, Hunter said.

At some point, one of the Sunnyvale officers fired his gun at the suspect.

The suspect was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, Hunter said.

The female stabbing victim was also taken to a hospital but was expected to survive her injuries, the captain added.

Hunter said a police dog that was at the scene was stabbed during the police interaction with the suspect. The K9 was taken to a veterinary hospital, where it died from its injuries, the captain said.

There were no outstanding suspects, officials said.

The suspect's name and the name of the officer involved in the shooting were not immediately provided by Sunnyvale DPS.

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