A man has been arrested after Falco, the K-9 officer was shot to death in northwest Indiana Thursday afternoon, July 13.

The Gary Police Department says the shooting happened on Thursday during a foot chase just before 2:00 p.m. CST. This coming moments after the dog’s handler, 17-year veteran Corporal Angel Lozano, tried to pull over a suspect wanted for aggravated battery and criminal recklessness.

“That subject fired a hand gun at Falco and his handler striking Falco and ultimately ending his life,” Gary Police Chief, Anthony Titus, says.

Police share the suspect opened fire in a backyard near East 35th Court and Tennessee Street.

The officer involved in the foot pursuit was not injured, and a 29-year-old man was taken into custody.

Neighbors told ABC7 they heard the shots from inside their homes.

“The guy was basically shooting like he was walking down the sidewalk like it was Fourth of July all over again,” Mark Brooks Jr. who lives near the incident says.

In his tenure, the K-9 officer Falco apprehended 1,000 violent offenders and found multiple missing children and endangered adults.