KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man has been charged with stabbing a Shawnee Police Department K-9 officer.

Court documents show that Edwin Perez is charged with harming or killing certain dogs, aggravated robbery and interference with law enforcement.

On Tuesday, Kansas City, Kansas, police said K-9 Dagger was stabbed while assisting with an overnight barricade/standoff call.

KCKPD said officers responded to the call just east of 10th and Riverview at 3:45 a.m. after a man robbed another family member at knifepoint. After stabbing the K-9 officer, police said officers set up a barricade, and a standoff ensued.

"[Officers] sent the dog in. When the dog approached, the dog was stabbed," KCKPD Officer Thomas Tomasic previously told FOX4.

"They pulled the dog out, and that's when we set up an offic

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