K9 Leo reunited with handler Brittany Byrd after months apart

CONWAY, Ark. (KATV) — On Friday night K9 Leo was reunited with his former handler, former officer Brittany Byrd.

Byrd was fired June 30th following her response to the April mass shooting at Conway’s Fifth Avenue Park, but tonight, after months apart, she and Leo are together again.

Investigators say when the gunfire erupted, she failed to act with urgency, as she was parked across the street, never turning on her lights, sirens, or dash camera…

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