POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — A shooting involving members of the Broward Sheriff’s Office occurred on Tuesday afternoon.
It happened along the 2300 block of Bay Drive in Pompano Beach shortly before 1:30 p.m.
According to BSO, deputies responded to the scene after receiving reports of a suspicious incident.
After arriving, authorities said the deputies encountered a person who was armed, and that person barricaded himself inside a home.
Deputies said they deployed a drone, which the man shot at, and after they sent in another drone and a dog, the man also attacked the dog.
“We deployed our K-9 into the environment to try to establish whether or not he was alive so we could render aid and things of that nature,” said Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony. “At that time, the dog came into contact with him and he started attacking the dog. He struck the dog with the drone.”
After that, authorities said a SWAT team moved in and opened fire on the man, who was later pronounced dead as a result of his injuries.
Deputies said the K-9 involved in the incident is expected to be fine, but was taken to an animal hospital to have X-rays taken.
No other deputies were injured, authorities said.
BSO said the early parts of their investigation revealed that the man was known to have a criminal history and had past felony convictions.
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