Two dead, K9 shot during Kings Co officer involved shooting

What started as a domestic dispute, ended with two people dead and a Kings County Sheriff K-9 injured Sunday.

Police officers say it started in Lemoore, after responding to shots fired at a home off of Cabrillo and Vine Street at about 2:30 pm.

There they found a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. They say the man who killed her was someone she had a domestic relationship with.

Family members have identified her as Danielle Dever and say she was in a relationship with the man who allegedly murdered her named Johnny Castro.

After officers learned the suspect took off from the crime scene in a blue Charger they put a call out to other agencies.

That is when Hanford Police Officers spotted the homicide suspect and tried to pull him over. The suspect then led them on a pursuit but officers stopped him with a pit maneuver in Kings County.

Sheriff deputies and Hanford Police Officers say they tried to get the suspect to surrender.

"Upon approaching the suspect with the K-9 the suspect exited his vehicle and began firing at our officers our officers returned fire along with an officer from the Hanford Police Department ultimately killing the suspect," CDR. Mark Bevens.

Before the suspect went down, deputies say he shot their K-9 Dash, one of Kings County Sheriff departments newest K-9s. They say he is expected to be ok, thanks to the California Highway Patrol.

"I'd like to thank the highway patrol and their generosity they actually brought their helicopter and picked up our dog along with the officer and flew them to Fresno to an emergency vet in Fresno," said Bevens.