An Ohio officer shot his police dog after it attacked him, leaving him with serious bite wounds, the Columbus Police Department said.

Officer Brian Carter underwent surgery at a hospital and K9 Benzi, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, was humanely euthanized.

“Benzi was more than Officer Carter’s K9 partner,” the Columbus Police Department tweeted Saturday evening. “He was a member of the Carter family. They are all in our healing prayers during this difficult time.”

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Carter was correcting Benzi’s behavior through verbal commands at the department’s K9 office Saturday morning when the dog suddenly turned on him, a Columbus Police spokesperson said in a news release.

“Officer Carter received serious bites to his arms,” said the spokesperson who was not identified. “He then fired upon the K9.”

Carter went to the hospital after a tourniquet was used to control the bleeding.

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Benzi was put down by a vet, the officer said.

In March, Benzi was credited with catching an Ohio State campus area burglar in a post on the Columbus Police Department’s twitter page.

It was the first time a Columbus officer has had to shoot a K9 partner, according to the spokesperson.