Man bitten by K-9 during end of chase in Downey had nothing to do with pursuit, witnesses say

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A lengthy chase ended in a chaotic search for suspects at a Downey strip mall on Tuesday, but one moment is raising questions."K-9 bite is considered a high-level use of force incident, so they'll roll out a special team," said Bruce Thomas, an ABC7 law enforcement expert."They will actually go to the hospital and try to mitigate the damages, meaning, 'We have a blank check, is this a good number for you?'"They obviously will take the suspect to the hospital and get him treated, that's just part of the the requirement when the use of force is conducted by an officer," said Thomas.The L.A. County Sheriff's Department says the driver was wanted for reckless driving, and deputies later discovered the car was linked to an armed robbery in El Monte."

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