A southern Arizona deputy marshal is on medical leave after authorities say he shot and killed his K-9 after the dog attacked him.

A deputy marshal in Arizona shot and killed his own K-9 partner after the dog attacked him, police said. The 2 ½-year-old dog, named Hawk, latched onto the leg of Tombstone Deputy Marshal John Coby and “would not let go,” the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook.

A police dog in Arizona was fatally shot after attacking and seriously injuring its handler earlier this week, according to the Cochise County Sheriff's Office (CCSO). Hawk, a Belgian Malinois, attacked his handler,