Police officers surround the house where Officer Brent Long, a Terre Haute police officer, and his K9 partner were shot Monday, July 11, 2011, in Terre Haute, Ind. Long and his K-9 partner were among a team of state, federal and local officers serving an arrest warrant when gunfire erupted within seconds of when they entered the home. Authorities say the police officer and the gunman, who was being served an arrest warrant at the time, died during the gun battle inside the home. (AP Photo/The Tribune-Star, Jim Avelis) |
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A Terre Haute police dog shot and injured during a gun battle that killed a Terre Haute police officer has been released from a Purdue University veterinary clinic.
WLFI-TV says the dog named Shadow was released Thursday afternoon.
Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts said the dog was returning to Terre Haute and might make a brief appearance Monday at the funeral of its handler/partner, Officer Brent Long, on Monday at Indiana State University's Hulman Center.
Long and Shadow were shot Monday by a man who was being served an arrest warrant.
Purdue's Dr. Tony Johnson tells the Journal & Courier that he expects Shadow to make a full recovery after suffering a broken jaw in the shooting. The dog also needed a blood transfusion.
