Overview
- Tombstone Deputy Marshal John Coby was seriously injured when his K-9 partner, Hawk, attacked him during a night shift on November 19.
- The attack occurred at the Tombstone Marshal's Office, where Hawk latched onto Coby's leg and refused to release despite attempts to de-escalate the situation.
- Coby fatally shot Hawk with his service weapon after retreating to a bathroom and finding no other way to stop the aggression.
- Coby was airlifted to a Tucson hospital for treatment of serious leg and ankle injuries and was released later that day; he remains on medical leave.
- The Cochise County Sheriff's Office is conducting a thorough investigation, including a necropsy on Hawk, to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.