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A Unified Police K-9 has been shot and killed in the line of duty. Aldo, a veteran police dog which had been on the Unified Police force for four years, was being used to a clear a house at 4303 South 730 East while officers tried to serve a warrant on a fugitive wanted for fleeing police. Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder told Gephardt Daily officers were preparing to enter the home around 11:30 p.m. when the shooting took place. “They attempted to enter the residence searching for the individual and as they did they were met with gunfire,” Winder said. “Several rounds were fired during the course of that exchange and Unified Police Department K-9 Aldo has been killed. “Our officers returned fire – at least three of them did – and we do not know at the present time whether the individual being sought after or any other individual inside the residence were impacted by the gunfire.” As of 1:45 a.m. members of the SWAT team had taken up positions around the home, while a number of nearby residents were being evacuated. Others were told to shelter in place. Investigators say they don’t know whether the fugitive they are searching for – identified as David Shane Anderson – was the person who exchanged gunfire with police. At least four people were taken safely from the home and are said to be cooperating with police.
