5 Freeway closed in Burbank after suspect shoots police dog

A shooting that injured a police dog led authorities to close the 5 Freeway in Burbank Saturday.

Burbank police told CBS Los Angeles that authorities closed the freeway after a suspect they tried to apprehend shot a police dog around 8 p.m.

The K-9’s condition was unknown late Saturday night but KTLA-5 reported that the dog was taken to a hospital.

Burbank police did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but in a social media post on X said officers were looking for a suspect in the 2400 block of Buena Vista Street and the surrounding neighborhoods and urged people to stay inside and avoid the area.

The closure caused severe traffic delays, according to KTLA.