A line of officers formed outside an emergency veterinary clinic, where the K-9 was taken, just a few miles from the crime scene.

Azi, when gunfire was exchanged during a standoff at the Red Roof Inn. Officers also shot and killed a suspect who had barricaded himself after shooting a woman, police said.

Police say the man shot a 52-year-old woman and then barricaded himself in his motel room. During a shootout, police say the suspect fatally shot K-9 Aziz. The armed man was also shot and later died.