K-9 hurt in shootout that left Silver Springs man dead, says sheriff’s office

SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. — A Marion County Sheriff’s Office K-9 is being treated for injuries sustained during a deadly shootout Saturday.

The incident happened around 9 a.m. in Silver Springs, where the sheriff’s office says deputies were responding to a situation involving a man accused of battery by strangulation.

The sheriff’s office says when the man was located, he shot at deputies, hurting police K-9 Leo.

The man was shot during return fire by deputies and later pronounced dead at a hospital.

He was identified Sunday as Jeremy Bradsher by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

As of Sunday, the police K-9 is still being treated at UF Veterinary Hospital, where the sheriff’s office says he is “stable with good vitals.”