This K9 was just shot by a drunk man in cold blood and even the hospital staff couldn't hold back their tears. The tragic night began with a 68-year-old man entering a bar and making some questionable remarks about his failed [music] date which prompted the bartender to stay alert around him. The man left [music] but returned 30 minutes later and attempted to order more drinks only to be denied service [music] because of his earlier comments. Frustrated, he left the bar and began brandishing his gun at the bartender during which a bystander tackled him before he fled. At that point, the bartender dialed 911 and police arrived. Little did they know it was going to be a very long night for them. Sir stop moving. Let me see your hands. Hey, let me see your hands. I'll talk to you in a minute but I need to see your hands. Okay, sir. We will get to that. I need to see your hands. Sir, I am okay with talking to you but I need to see your hands. Now start walking out slowly towards me with your hands up. He's already saying she tried to assault him and stuff so I think this is him. Sir, how am I supposed to talk to you if you're not listening to my orders? No, because I told you to SHOW ME YOUR HANDS and walk out towards me. Do you have a weapon on you? Do not reach for it. Do not reach for it. Okay, put all that down and put your hands up. Drop what you are holding. Turn away. Sir, we we we are not listening into you till you follow our orders. Sir drop what you are holding face away from us and walk to the SOUND OF OUR VOICE. We would like we would like to hear your side of the story but you need to drop everything you're holding. Okay. We'll talk to him. We'll talk to him. We're not going anywhere. 558, if we have a county unit available, can you send them our way? It sounded like there's a fight going on at the Royal Tavern as well. 58, copy. Whatever county units are coming, come code three. When we get a report that someone has a gun pointing it at somebody, we're All right, sir. Are you going to follow our orders or not? Sir, are you going to follow our orders or not? Sir, are you going to follow our orders or not? Shockey I need you to go around your vehicle to that wall and go less lethal. Or no, here I'm going to come to you. You have rifle. >> Stop reaching. Just put your hands up and turn away from us, sir. I can guarantee your safety if you follow our commands. If if you want to tell your side of the story, you need to start following commands. Sir, you are doing a lot of talking and very little listening, okay? I've I highly doubt your attorney is telling you not to follow police commands right now and if he is, he's not a real attorney. That's fine. You can video us. We're videoing you too right now. I need you to work with us. We have every right to stop you. We were called saying that you pulled a gun on somebody. See if you can get him to show at least his waistline. >> Sir, can you at least open your jacket and show us that you don't have a gun? In a few minutes, the officers were going to approach the man peacefully but what he did next sealed his fate. Sir all we need you to do is drop what you're holding and show your hands, okay? Well, how we can't help you until you let us, sir. We can't help you until you let us, sir. You can spend all night here talking to us. We ain't got nowhere to go. Or you can comply. Where's the gun that they mentioned? Well, that's what we're trying to figure out. Do not do that. Sir, this is not a gun This isn't a game. This is not a game and it's not a joke. This is a serious matter. If that's the case then show us your waistline so we can come talk to you. Now turn around and show us your back. Okay. Thank you. Now is there any way you can put that bag down? You can keep your phone. I'm fine with that. Just And that's all you have on you, sir. Okay. Listen Okay, listen to me. Keep your phone in one hand and keep your book in the other. Put your phone in one hand and the book in the other. That way your hands are full. I'm going to come down there and talk to you. Sir, if you don't have any weapons and then then this whole thing might be a big misunderstanding and we can work with you. But right now we need you to work with us, okay? Phone in one hand, book in the other for me, please, sir. Just so I know your hands are full. All right, come here. Get your rifle up. Huh? Keep Keep shining Shine them. Keep your hands up for us, sir. Don't Don't reach. >> Don't reach. >> Don't do that. STOP REACHING. >> HAND BACK UP. PUT YOUR HAND BACK UP, SIR. PUT YOUR HAND BACK UP. LET'S WAIT FOR SHIELD. IT'S ACTIONS LIKE THAT. I TOLD you this is not a game, sir. You can't BE DOING THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT IS UNSAFE FOR YOU AND US. You're going to take his left side when he gets here. I'll have his right leading him in, all right? Let's wait for K9. He's coming. Let's wait for him. So he showed us his waistline finally. We're not seeing any weapons. He claims all that's in the bag is his beer and stuff. But he's not complying. He doesn't want to come towards us. We started to move in and as we did, he reached for his pocket. Yeah. Yeah, let's try again. No. Yeah. Yeah, let's rush him. Shockey, go get on his LeBaron's left side. Were you able to talk to the bartender? She said he had a little black gun. He pulls it out points it right at her chest. Another dude tries to freaking grab it, pulls it down away from her and then um he started walking off. Yeah, she said she doesn't know anything about guns but there was a small black The K9 was deployed as soon as the handler reached the scene but he was about to witness something that would devastate him completely. Sir the sheriff's office K9. I need you to walk towards me with your hands in the air with nothing in them. I will send the dog and he will bite you. Sir, we're telling you walk towards us. Please comply. Sir, I need you to walk towards me with nothing in your hands. Do it now. Shockey, just so you know, so she told LeBaron that it's a little black gun. So that's why why he reached down for his pocket. I don't know. No. Yeah, I was just said she didn't see him put it away or nothing. He just walked off. Sir, I need you to walk this way. 58, we're code four. Stand by on statuses. Sir, please just comply. We can try rushing him if you want. Sir, walk towards me with nothing in your hands. Do it now. I will send the dog. He will bite you. >> WE SEE THE PHONE, SIR. JUST COME TOWARDS US. PLEASE. HEY, SHOW US YOUR HANDS. SIR, WE ARE ASKING YOU NICELY. PLEASE COME HERE. NO. OKAY? You need to comply and then we can hear your side of the story. K9 will follow your orders. Sir, sheriff's office K9. Please come walk towards me with nothing in your hands or I will SEND THIS DOG. SIR, PLEASE COMPLY. THERE, LOOK. You're You don't need your phone anymore, sir. Just come towards us. K9 saying you're ready to move. Sir, THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING. WALK towards me with nothing in your hands. DO IT NOW. I WILL SEND THE DOG. He will bite you. We cannot hear you, sir. If you walk towards me, I CAN GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY. IF YOU DO NOT, I WILL RELEASE THE DOG BUT I CANNOT GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY. Sir final warning. Come out to me now. YOU'RE GOING TO GET BIT. SIR, if you ARE TRULY ON THE PHONE WITH YOUR ATTORNEY, HAVE HIM TELL YOU TO STEP OUT. WALK OUT NOW. I CANNOT HEAR YOU. WHAT? SIR, FINAL WARNING. COME OUT NOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET BIT. THIS WAS the moment the K9 chased the man into the alley, the moment that changed everything. Attack. Attack. HEY! 58058 SHOTS FIRED SHOTS FIRED SHOTS FIRED SHOTS FIRED. GUN SECURED. Gun secured. God damn it. Ronnie, what do you need? Just worry about him. All right, we got to strip him. Get gloves on. Do you have Do you have gloves? Here are gloves. Is everybody okay? Is anybody hit? Check yourselves real quick. >> hit. He did shoot at us. Where is the kid anywhere? We got one two on the chest three one four five I [sighs] think he's he's got multiple in the legs and everything. He's Stay Sir, stay with us. If you can hear us Sir, stay with us. We got three four right here. Yeah. Looks like one in the lower stomach. Sir, stay with us. Let the the vet ER know I'm in route with the dog. Where's his gun? You secured his gun, right? No, his gun's right here. It's back here. It's a Glock Glock 42. Is he what? He was. He opened his eyes a minute ago. Another team of officers rushed to the veterinary hospital while the K9 Jinx was still breathing. Every second was a matter of life and death for him. I got your Tahoe. I need a table clear. Right here right here right here right here. All right, we're doing CPR. Ronnie on it. Ronnie on I need a table clear. Right here right here right here right here. All right, we're doing CPR. Ronnie on Ronnie We'll stay right here right now. Who shot? Good shot. Who shot? Yes. I think he got one in the head. Good shot. >> [snorts] [snorts] >> Is everybody good? Nobody's hit. Nobody's hit. Our guys are all right. Ronnie's dog is the only one. I don't know if I can even get out. Is Ronnie okay? Come on Ronnie. Is Ronnie okay? We haven't checked him. Someone somebody's with him. Physically yes. Okay. Give a chair. Yeah, absolutely. I don't know. Hey Brad. Hey, it's that Jinx was shot. Ronnie and I are with him up at the vet ER. I need to see you right away. All right. No, I don't know. I don't know. I think it's him. Okay. Yeah, no it doesn't matter. Okay, bye. It's even worse that it's a cop's dog. Unfortunately, Jinx could not be saved. Although the officers acted quickly and killed the suspect shortly after he shot the K9, Jinx's injuries were fatal. He was martyred Jinx, he was only 3 years old. He had El Paso County Sheriff's Office for 2 years since March of 2020. So earlier today, as you mentioned, there was a procession held right here in El Paso County. It began at 9:30 this morning over at Animal ER Care off of North Nevada. It ended here at the Sheriff's Office. You had dozens of people from different law enforcement agencies as well as the community that were there to honor Jinx. Now, he was one of four K9 officers who served with the department. >> There will certainly be a void filled just in operationally, but I think the bigger void is with every member of the organization that uh you know, just feels this as a a tremendous loss for both our organization, our family, and our community. >> Now, his handler, his name was a Deputy Hancock. And right now the Sheriff's Office says their thoughts are with Deputy Hancock as well as Jinx's family. Later, a civil lawsuit was filed against four deputies including Deputy Hancock >> [music] >> by 68-year-old Wilford's family and estate. The lawsuit states that the deputies became impatient [music] and sent the K9 in despite having non-lethal options available and that Wilford [music] shot the dog only in self-defense. The case remains pending and unresolved as the court has ordered a stay of discovery. >> [music] >> YouTube thinks you'll love the video on screen. Click to watch now.