Suspect arrested for shooting LASD K-9 in Compton 01:14. A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department K-9 is recovering and "resting comfortably" Thursday after being shot in Compton on Wednesday.

The deputy was riding a marked LASD motorcycle and was in full uniform when he was shot. Aispuro, 43, has served with the sheriff’s department just shy of two decades.

Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Special Enforcement Bureau K-9 Kjeld was saved by its ballistic vest after being shot and wounded by a suspect the night of April 17.

Some 5,000 people participated in the annual Run to Remember event, and one deputy took on the run in full uniform for two colleagues who lost their lives and one who is fighting to survive.

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s dog was recovering and “resting comfortably” on Thursday, April 18, after getting shot by an assault suspect during a search in Compton, officials said.