JONESBORO — Authorities are searching for a suspect after a Clayton County Police K-9 was killed early Saturday morning.
According to the Clayton County Police Department, on Sept. 2 at about 1 a.m., officers responded to the 8000th block of Tara Boulevard after getting a request for help from the Jonesboro Police Department.
The 8000th block of Tara Boulevard is near Georgia Highway 138.
Upon arrival, Clayton County officers helped with an ongoing investigation regarding a suspect that took flight from the location on foot.
A Clayton County Police K-9 was deployed into the nearby wood line where the suspect was last seen.
The police K-9 alerted on the suspect in the wood line and officers subsequently issued verbal commands for the suspect to surrender.
The suspect, later identified as Stephon Ford, 17, produced a handgun and began firing in the direction of officers.
The police K-9 was struck and subsequently rushed to a local area animal hospital for treatment, where he later succumbed to his injuries. No officers or residents were injured during this incident.
Warrants have been issued for Ford for the following charges — aggravated assault on a peace officer, aggravated cruelty to animals, and destruction of government property. This investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information on Ford’s whereabouts encouraged to call the Clayton County Police Department at 770-477-3550.
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