CA K-9 Killed by Stabbing Suspect

A California man stabbed and killed a police K-9 before being fatally shot by a police officer Tuesday afternoon. The man had also stabbed his girlfriend and thrown butcher knives at other officers, police said Wednesday.Jesus Birelas-Contreras refused to surrender before hurling the knives, according to police. Lt. Emmet Larkin fired at Birelas-Contreras, killing him, reports the Mercury News..The girlfriend survived, but one of the Department of Public Safety's dogs, Jax, succumbed to his woun