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A career criminal who was taken down by a heroic K9 held a gun to the police dog’s head. But as soon as the man pointed the gun at the dog’s head, police shot him dead. The Tucson Police Department released body camera footage of a fleeing suspect who was shot down by a K9 named Kiro. The suspect aimed his semi-automatic at Krio and was shot dead instantly.
Francisco Javier Galarza, 49, was wanted on a felony arrest warrant for home invasion and bank robbery. Galarza was seen leaving a Circle K convenience store when officers ordered him to get down, and that’s when he fled. As seen on body camera footage shared by the Tucson Police Department, an officer can be heard yelling, “Runner, runner, runner, runner.” The fugitive suspect was pursued by Kiro, who was freed by 15-year veteran Officer Barry Peterson. Kiro went straight for Galarza’s leg. However, he instantly pulled out a gun and pointed it at Kiro’s head. From both angles, Galarza can be seen pointing the gun at Kiro’s head, putting the K9’s life in imminent danger.
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Francisco Galarza is 63 years old.
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Once his gun is seen, an officer says, “Gun.” It was at this point that both officers, to save the life of their service dog, unloaded their own weapons, firing five bullets, killing Galarza in the process. Galarza was warned before the shooting. Now, various agencies are reviewing the footage to determine whether or not the use of such deadly force was necessary. He was treated at the scene but was pronounced dead shortly after. No police officers or bystanders were injured. Tucson Police K9 shared the footage saying, “The following is a critical incident report involving our unit. It was released by the Pima Regional Critical Incident Team on Friday.”
News13 reports that Galarza is, in fact, a career criminal and has a long history. In 1992, he was sentenced to three years in prison as part of the shock incarceration program. Two years later, he was arrested and convicted of drug possession and sentenced to four years in prison. He was later convicted of carjacking in 2000. The following year, Galarza was convicted of six counts of armed robbery and armed robbery and received an 11-year sentence. After serving this long sentence, he was again found guilty of armed robbery and sentenced to another 7.5 years.
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