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Man Killed By Police After Stabbing K-9 Identified

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By RAY REYES | The Tampa Tribune

Published: March 24, 2009

Dominic Giacobbe

Mito

Investigators have identified the man who stabbed a police dog and was shot dead by a Citrus County sheriff's deputy as 26-year-old Dominic Giacobbe.

Giacobbe, whose address is unknown, served three years in prison after being sentenced on a felony battery charge, Florida Department of Corrections records show. He was released in 2003.

Deputies say Giacobbe was jumping in and out of traffic on U.S. 19 in Crystal River on Monday and brandished a large knife when they confronted him.

Giacobbe stabbed Mito, a 5-year-old German shepherd, who had been released by its handler to apprehend Giacobbe, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office said. After stabbing Mito, Giacobbe then ran toward deputies.

Deputy Todd Cridland fired the shot that killed the man, the sheriff's office said. He has been placed on paid administrative leave, standard procedure after a deputy-involved shooting.

Mito is expected to make a full recovery. No one else was injured in the incident, which closed U.S. 19 in Crystal River for several hours.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.

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