Madera K9 shot during chase over stolen SUV expected to recover

MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Madera Police Department continues to analyse aft a shooting involving deputies that near a fishy and K9 injured.

It happened astatine astir 3:30 p.m. Thursday successful Oakhurst on roadworthy 425B aft a pursuit that started successful the town.

Madera County Sheriff's Deputies initially responded to a hit-and-run operator down the instrumentality of a stolen Toyota 4Runner.

They accidental 41-year-old Allen Williams crashed into respective cars arsenic helium sped away, and adjacent rammed the proprietor of the S-U-V.

Eventually, helium went done a spot and down a steep embankment earlier trying to ditch the car.

"As they get retired of the car, helium takes disconnected running," says Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue. "He runs down this agelong driveway portion they're chasing him. There's grounds astatine the country to enactment that the fishy produced a shotgun and really fired upon our K9 Obie. K9 Obie was struck."

Deputies fired back, hitting Williams, who was past treated astatine the scene.

A witnesser took K9 Obie to a waiting deputy, who past rushed the canine to an exigency vet infirmary successful Fresno.

Officials accidental helium is expected to beryllium determination a fewer days, but should recover.

Williams was besides hospitalized and is expected to beryllium okay.

Williams is from Mariposa and was connected probation for being a felon successful possession of ammunition.

He had 2 warrants retired for his apprehension successful Mariposa for usurpation of probation and battle with a deadly weapon.