SUNNYVALE — A stabbing suspect who fatally knifed a police dog was shot and killed by police in Sunnyvale Tuesday afternoon and died in the hospital.

Police had been called to the 500 block of East Weddell Drive around 1 p.m., in response to a reported stabbing, said Sunnyvale police Capt. Jeff Hunter.

When officers arrived at the multi-unit building, the victim was outside, suffering from non-life-threatening injuries, Hunter said.

“The suspect was still inside the residence,” Hunter said.

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Armed with a knife, the male suspect stabbed a police dog, then one of the policemen shot the man, Hunter said.

The suspect was taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries, Hunter said. The dog also succumbed, he added.

The stabbing victim was treated at the hospital.

Hunter said his department planned to issue a news release Wednesday to fill in details around the circumstances of the shooting.

“Investigators are still working through interviews with officers,” Hunter said. “I’m hoping that tomorrow we’ll have more information.”