Overview

• The 3-year-old daughter of Burlington Police Chief Nathan Hill was attacked at his home in Burlington, Colorado, by a German shepherd formerly used for narcotics detection.
• Paramedics transported the unresponsive child to Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
• The dog was not trained for bite work and had been donated to the Burlington Police Department after Cheyenne County ended its K9 program.
• Kit Carson County officers found the dog secured in a kennel and it was later humanely euthanized at the Burlington Dog Pound.
• Law enforcement have characterized the attack as a tragic accident and said the case remains under active investigation with key details pending release.