Bouie opened fire, striking the K-9<\/a> in the shoulder.<\/p>\nArea resident Portia Dinkins told 7News she heard the gunfire.<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard a pop, and out of the corner of my eye, like right here, I saw a muzzle flash, and then I heard \u2018pop, pop, pop, pop,’\u201d she said. \u201cI went in the room, got my mom, made sure she was secure. I didn\u2019t want her to think it was like fireworks or anything, and we stayed down until the flashing and the fire, I mean the gunshots, stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n
Appie, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, has been with the department for three years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe dogs are really here to actually protect the community, just like police are,\u201d said area resident Shannon Grant.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate anytime, you know, an animal is hurt,\u201d said Dinkins.<\/p>\n
Appie was rushed to an emergency vet. Fortunately, the K-9 underwent surgery on Monday and is expected to recover.<\/p>\n
Grant said the suspect was running along her backyard fence.<\/p>\n
I asked them, \u2018Was everything OK,\u2019 and stuff like that. That\u2019s when the officer did explain to me that someone did come through our backyard and possibly dropped something,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen I was walking out there, I thought it was a cat or something like that in the bushes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Investigators found a gun near the home. They ultimately arrested Bouie with help from a second K-9.<\/p>\n
The suspect was taken to Broward Health Medical Center to treat bites from the other K-9.<\/p>\n
\u201cGetting hurt in the line of duty, that\u2019s not good, you know what I mean? But I found out that he\u2019ll be all right, so that\u2019s a good thing,\u201d said area resident Delroy Allen.<\/p>\n
Bouie faces several charges, including using with a deadly weapon on a K-9, and fleeing and eluding law enforcement officers. He is being held on a $45,500 bond.<\/p>\n
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