ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A week after an Anchorage police dog was shot during a gun battle with a suspect, new video released Wednesday shows the injured K9 on the mend, walking with a protective boot and carrying a purple toy, seemingly unfazed despite losing a toe in the chaos.
The footage, taken by Dollars for Dogs, Inc., offers an encouraging update on APD K9 Kiska, whose injury drew an outpouring of concern after authorities said he was struck by gunfire during a confrontation with a fleeing suspect early April 15.
In the video released Wednesday, Kiska appears energetic and upbeat, jaunting around with a toy in his mouth while wearing a boot on the injured foot. Though the dog’s wound was serious enough to cost him a toe, the injury appears to have done little to dampen his spirit.
Kiska was wounded during a shooting that unfolded after Anchorage police responded around 3:30 a.m. April 15 to a report of a stolen vehicle. According to police, the vehicle’s owner told dispatch they had found it occupied at the Circle K on Spenard Road and followed it to the area of West 34th Avenue and Eureka Street, where officers tried to block it in…