K9 expected to make full recovery after stabbing, shooting in Northern California

UPDATE: 1/17/2019 11:35 a.m. Northern California authorities say a man was fatally shot by police after he stabbed two people and set a home on fire, burning a child in the process.

The Vacaville Police Department said Tuesday that officers responded Monday to reports of a home on fire.

They found a 43-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl with multiple stab wounds, and a 4-year-old girl with burn injuries. The three were taken to a hospital where they are in stable condition.

The department says a K-9 team from the Fairfield Police Department found 37-year-old Nathaniel Holland hiding in a wooded area.

A Fairfield police officer fatally shot him during his arrest.

Police say Holland also stabbed a police dog.

The K-9 known as Cort, was stabbed multiple timesin the encounter but is expected to make a full recovery.

The Fairfield Police Department posted to Facebook and said K9 Cort was released from the UC Davis Veterinary Hospital and is home with an officer recovering.

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