Tampa police says suspect shot after fighting with officer, trying to drown police K9 dies

TAMPA -- A suspect shot this morning after Tampa police said he fought with an officer and attempted to drown a police K-9 has died of his injuries.

Kobvey Igbuhay, 18, died at the hospital where he was taken after being shot during the altercation with an officer.

Police said the altercation occurred after four suspects in a stolen car fled into a swampy area to elude police.

Two other teens police said were in the stolen car and taken into custody were identified as Dominic Robles, 18, and Shakira Rodriguez, 18. Rodriguez was apprehended after hiding in the woods for more than three hours.

Police said the fourth teen in the car is a 16-year-old juvenile who is not being identified at this time. Charges are pending for all three suspects.

Officials say the incident started at 2:30 a.m. when a police officer spotted a stolen SUV near Nebraska and Lake avenues. Four people were inside the SUV. The officer briefly pursued the SUV, officials say, and then called a police helicopter, which followed the SUV from the air.

The SUV traveled north and stopped behind the First Presbyterian Church of Tampa, located at 4307 Humphrey St., and the suspects got out of the SUV and ran into a wooded area with deep, swampy water.

Two of the suspects were quickly taken into custody, and police followed the other suspects into the woods with K-9 police dogs. Officials say one of the suspects tried to drown a police dog and fight with an officer, who defended himself by shooting the suspect.

The suspect was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he later died.

Dozens of officers established a perimeter around the wooded area, and a police helicopter circled the area, tracking the fourth suspect with night vision. The suspect refused to come out, but was eventually apprehended at about 6:25 a.m.

The officer and the police dog are being checked out. Officials say they did not suffer serious injuries.

This story was originally published October 26, 2015 at 12:58 PM with the headline "Tampa police says suspect shot after fighting with officer, trying to drown police K9 dies ."