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Police fatally shoot Utah corrections officer in South Jordan — and a police dog is also killed

Officers had been pursuing 25-year-old Zachary Alvarenga for hours.

(West Jordan Police Department) Maya, a 6-1/2-year-old Belgian Malinois who was part of a K-9 unit of the West Jordan Police Department, was shot and killed while pursuing a suspect in South Jordan on Feb. 17, 2022, the department announced. The suspect was then shot and killed by police. Maya is pictured here with evidence from an earlier bust.

(West Jordan Police Department) Maya, a 6-1/2-year-old Belgian Malinois who was part of a K-9 unit of the West Jordan Police Department, was shot and killed while pursuing a suspect in South Jordan on Feb. 17, 2022, the department announced. The suspect was then shot and killed by police. Maya is pictured here with evidence from an earlier bust.

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