MORGAN COUNTY, Ind. — A Morgan County K9 officer is back home after being injured before a police shooting on Monday, Dec. 8.

"Bullet" was allegedly injured by a suspected burglar around 1:30 p.m. that day in the 4700 block of Belt Lane in Martinsville, near Patton Lake.

Police say the suspect attacked Bullet with a "blunt object," hitting the dog in the head multiple times.

Police later shot the suspect, who was last listed in "stable" condition at a hospital.

Bullet was taken to a veterinarian to be treated for his injuries.

In a post on social media on Wednesday, Dec. 10, Bullet's family announced that he had been released from the veterinarian.

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