Watch: Las Vegas Police Dog Stabbed While Trying To Catch A Suspect

Police dogs are often employed by law enforcement agencies for critical tasks. Recently, one police dog named Enzo got multiple stab wounds while he was on duty. On March 29, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police in the USA were informed of a “suicidal male” in a South Las Vegas Boulevard apartment.

The officers reached the site and made contact with the man. They urged him to exit the apartment, but he refused and started a fire. In response, the police called crisis negotiators and K9 units. Shortly after the special forces arrived at the scene, the man exited the apartment with a knife, and as he tried to escape, Enzo chased him. The man then stabbed the dog multiple times.

The police officers managed to subdue the man and then rushed the injured K9 dog to a nearby veterinary hospital. The dog was soon airlifted to a veterinary trauma hospital for emergency treatment. A day later, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police gave an update on Instagram that Enzo is in stable condition. After staying in the hospital for a few days, the three-year-old Belgian Malinois returned home on April 4.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police shared a video of Enzo with his handler and wrote, “ENZO is going HOME! Check out this video taken earlier today. He stopped by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department K9 Section Facility with his handler. Enzo will continue to recover for the next several weeks and will remain off the job. Thanks for the incredible outpouring of support after this incident.”

In the comments, many people urged the police department to retire the dog on medical grounds. An Instagram user wrote, “So happy to see him relaxed and recovering and getting lots of pets and love. I hope he can retire! He did good and did his service. He almost died for it. Thank you, Enzo for your service!!! You deserve the very best good boy!!!” Another person wrote, “Praying for Enzo! Please retire him! How horrifying what this pup unnecessarily went through.”

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police also shared the gut-wrenching body cam footage which showed the officers rushing Enzo to the hospital

Commenting on the video, an Instagram user wrote, “I love that he was flown, just like we would fly any of our officers who needed immediate care. What a great example of teamwork in the heat of battle! Amazing work to all of the folks who were involved in this!”