The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) is investigating an incident that led up to two suspects sustaining bites from a police service dog.
According to police on August 13, 2020, several suspects were being arrested on Sandy Bay First Nation when a number of them fled the area. Police used a K-9 to apprehend two of the suspects. Both suspects were bitten by the police dog. They were arrested and taken to the hospital in Portage la Prairie.
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One of the two required surgery as a result of the bite.
Since the dog bite required hospitalization on an in-patient basis it is considered a serious injury and the IIU is mandated to investigate.
Anyone with information or video footage that can help investigators is asked to call the IIU at 1-844-667-6060.
© News4.ca 2020
