Exclusive: Police dog attacks bystander at funeral for slain NYPD Detective
Suffolk police tell News 12 that the door to a police vehicle opened and the dog was able to get out during the service.
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A police dog attacked a person just steps away from the funeral procession of Detective Didarul Islam.
News 12 has learned that a K-9 from the Suffolk County Police Department escaped and attacked someone during the funeral for Islam in The Bronx.
Suffolk police tell News 12 that the door to a police vehicle opened and the dog was able to get out during the service.
That is when the dog attacked a bystander.
The dog's handler and another officer quickly ripped the dog off the man.
Suffolk police tell News 12 that the person sustained a scratch and the dog is OK. News 12 is waiting to hear back from the NYPD on if it is also investigating.
Video courtesy of Instagram user @ruthless_void_ .
