A Spanish National Police officer was killed and another critically injured when an improvised explosive device exploded during a bomb disposal operation in the Villafria neighborhood of Oviedo.
Officers discovered the explosive device after responding to a shooting that injured a 17-year-old girl. The pod exploded after police moved it out to protect residents, killing a canine unit sub-inspector and seriously injuring a TEDAX bomb disposal specialist, whose leg was amputated.
Spanish national police dog Deny, a 3-year-old German shepherd, also lost his life in the Oviedo explosion while working alongside his handler, police officer Juan Jose.
The police launched a large manhunt for the suspected attacker, a 64-year-old man, allegedly armed, and blocked access roads to Oviedo. His wife was arrested. The teenage victim is hospitalized but out of danger.