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Suspect shoots robotic police dog in Massachusetts standoff; manufacturer says it's a first

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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A robotic dog is being thanked by state police in Massachusetts for helping avert a tragedy involving a person barricaded in a home. The dog named Roscoe was part of the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad and deployed on March 6 in a Barnstable house after police were fired upon. Police sent in two other robots often used for bomb disposal into the house to find the suspect along with Roscoe.