The dog had been donated to the town’s police force after the sheriff’s office discontinued its K-9 program, authorities say.

BURLINGTON, Colo. — The 3-year-old daughter of Burlington Police Chief Nathan Hill died after she was attacked by a law enforcement K-9 at the family’s home, according to the Kit Carson Sheriff's Office.

A former Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office K9 attacked the Burlington police chief's 3-year-old daughter, killing her, officials from the police department and Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office say.