The Brief
- K-9 Brooks with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office died after being shot on Monday night, HCSO said.
- Investigators said the K-9 jumped a fence outside his handler’s home and attacked a neighbor’s alpaca.
- The neighbor fired a warning shot first, then shot Brooks when he continued attacking the alpaca, according to HCSO.
LITHIA, Fla. – A K-9 with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was shot and killed after jumping a fence and attacking an alpaca, officials said.
The backstory:
According to HCSO, Master Deputy Charles Perdomo let his K-9, Brooks, outside for a bathroom break in his fenced yard in Lithia around 9:30 p.m. Monday.…