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., Police Chief Nathan Hill was housing the German Shepherd at his residence in Kit Carson after the K-9 program in another county was terminated

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.