FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale Police Department K9 Appie, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, was set to undergo surgery on Monday, according to police.

Christian Q. Bouie, the burglary suspect accused of shooting Appie in the shoulder on Saturday night, was at the Broward County Main Jail on Monday.

After the shooting, another police dog bit Bouie, 30, during his arrest, and fire rescue personnel took him to the Broward Health Medical Center.

Bouie faced four charges: Use of a deadly weapon on a police animal, interfering with law enforcement with violence, possession of a weapon or ammunition by a convicted felon, and resisting arrest without violence.

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