A SWAT Team in Tucson, Arizona, opened fire on robbery suspect Francisco Javier Galarza after he allegedly put a gun to a police K9’s head while being apprehended.
The incident occurred on August 25 but bodycam footage was released this week.
The Daily Mail reports that Galarza was wanted for “a home invasion and several robberies in the area.”
The bodycam footage shows the SWAT Team watching Galarza as he exited a store around noon. The SWAT team then exited their vehicle and ordered Galarza to the ground, but he ran. A police K9 was released and when it tackled Galarza he allegedly put his pistol to the dog’s head.
SWAT then opened fire, killing Galarza.
AZ Central notes that police recovered the pistol Galarza allegedly held to the K9’s head. It “was a Taurus G3 9mm semi-automatic and … it was recovered with ammunition in the magazine and one round in the chamber.”
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. AWR Hawkins holds a PhD in Military History, with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.Crook Pays the ULTIMATE PRICE for Pointing Pistol at K9 Officer’s Head