Authorities identified the man they say shot and killed a K-9 officer , Spike, while attempting to escape from police in Burbank.

Jose Domingo Ayala Alas, 37, was identified as the man accused of shooting the K-9 and at officers before being fatally shot during the gunfire exchange. Ayala Alas resided in Palmdale and was a documented 18th Street gang member, according to Lt. Brent Fekety with Burbank police.

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Ayala Alas had prior arrests for possession of weapons, including firearms, police said.

The hours-long ordeal happened Nov. 22 on Buena Vista Street near the 5 Freeway on-ramp as an officer tried to enforce a traffic stop.

During the stop, a passenger of the car got out, ran up the freeway on-ramp before ju

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