Law enforcement officials are investigating a shooting that took place here in Montague County this afternoon where a Wise County K-9 officer was killed and a 44-year-old man was killed by law officers.

Texas State Trooper Tony Fulton said the Bowie Police Department began pursuit of a vehicle after the male driver refused to pull over. The man was wanted on warrants.

When the suspect finally stopped in the area off Hwy. 101 on Pickett Run Road, he fled the scene on foot. and shots were fired off State Highway 101, southwest of the city. Fulton said Wise County K-9 dogs came to the scene to assist in the search and they found the man.

Wise County Sheriff David Walker told The Wise County Messenger that  his officers were assisting Montague County Sheriff’s Office and Bowie Police in a pursuit when Pepper, one of the department’s two  dogs, was shot by the suspect.

The pursuit ended in the area of Pickett Run Road and Aujla Road near Sunset  near Hwy. 101. When the suspect fled on foot into a nearby wooded area, Pepper, a tracking dog, was used to find the suspect hiding under a pile of leaves.

Fulton  said the suspect opened fire on the dog and officers, who returned fire and killed the suspect, a 44-year-old male. The deceased has not been positively identified.

The sheriff said Pepper saved the life of at least five officers. No other officers were injured. The Texas Rangers are investigating the shooting incident.