K-9's That Died While Still In Service

A canine officer and his K9 share good friendship and become great co-workers with a unique bond of loyalty that is impossible to describe. When an officer loses his K9 partner it can be devastating for the officer and his family and marks the end of an intense relationship that many say defies description. This list below is dedicated to these special K9’S, some who have died protecting their partner or protecting their community. Services for these fallen K9’S draw leaders, citizens and uniformed handlers. Fire trucks cross their ladders, bagpipes and taps are played, black ribbons are worn across badges, wreaths and American flags are displayed… a fitting farewell for an officer of the law.

This list serves as a tribute to these special K9’S and also as a reminder to the dangers they face every day and lastly for their human partners to view these statistics and increase the safety of coming home together to enjoy another day of working with each other.

K9 NAME	LOCATION	CAUSE OF DEATH
RICO	Alaska State Police	Shot / Hostile Gunfire
MARSHAL	Wasilla, AK	Cancer
LUKY	Hot Springs County, AR	Ruptured Diaphragm / Blunt Force Trauma
FLAK	Jonesboro, AR	Bone Cancer
ARCO	Little Rock, AR	Cancer / Euthanized
CYRUS	Kingman, AZ	Brucellosis / Euthanized
CHICO	Mesa, AZ	Cancer / Euthanized
RIGZ	Tucson, AZ	Unknown
INDY	Fresno, CA	Struck By Vehicle
JACK	Hemet, CA	Cancer
JAX	Milpitas, CA	Unknown
IVAN	Riverside, CA	Unknown
APOLLO	Roseville, CA	Natural Causes
JAX	Sunnyvale, CA	Stabbed
KAYTU	Tulare, CA	Unknown
KAR	Walnut Creek, CA	Unknown
JASON	Boulder County, CO	Bloat
DRAGON (MWD)	Fort Carson, CO	Cancer / Euthanized
HUNTER	Middletown, CT	Liver Cancer / Euthaniized
KILLIAN	Middletown, CT	Cancer / Euthaniized
ST. MICHAEL	Newtown, CT	Cancer
ZEUS	North Haven, CT	Cancer / Stomach
HENK	Mliford, DE	Unknown
PEDRO	Broward, FL	Shot / Hostile Gunfire
EDO	Charlotte, County FL	Struck By Vehicle
ZEUS	Fort Myers, FL	Cancer / Euthaniized
HOOCH	Jacksonville, FL	Unknown
REMY	Lakeland, FL	Cancer / Euthaniized
COLE	North Palm Beach, FL	Surgery
FRECKLES	Okaloosa County, FL	Heat Exhaustion
JESSIE	Orlando, FL	Natural Causes
JAX	Port Orange, FL	Unknown
DIESEL	Sebastian, FL	Heat Exhaustion
NERO	Adairsville, GA	Struck By Vehicle
KENZO	Bibb County, GA	Unknown
RECON	Douglasville, GA	Cancer
DUKE	Floyd County, GA	Cancer
KYRO	Houston County, GA	Shot / Friendly Fire
PALOMA	Jenkins County, GA	Unknown
FREDY	Thomson, GA	Spinal Injury / Euthanized
IVAN	Coralville, IA	Cancer / Euthanized
ROOK	Ada County ID	Unknown
DASTY	Boise, ID	Cancer
KINA	Caribou County, ID	Natural Causes
EDDIE	Alsip, IL	Cancer / Euthanized
DRAGO	Cook County, IL	Heat Exhaustion
KID	Macom County, IL	Seizure
ARIES	St. Charles, IL	Fluid Bilt Up
BOSS	St. Clair County, IL	Bloat
DEGEN	Wood River, IL	Cancer / Euthanized
CAMO	Indiana State Police	Degenerative Myelopathy / Euthanized
DARRO	Brownsburg, IN	Struck By Vehicle
MOJO	DeKalb County, IN	Heat Exhaustion
NICO	Lebanon, IN	Struck By Vehicle
OZ	St. Joseph County, IN	Cancer / Euthanized
ZIVA	Coffeyville, KS	Unknown
BIZ	Dickinson County, KS	Struck By Vehicle
ROOSTER	Wichita, KS	Shot / Hostile Gunfire
KANE	Bell County, KY	Struck By Vehicle
BANE	Louisville, KY	Natural Causes
ROSCOE	Crowley, LA	Shot / Hostile Gunfire
MAX (MWD)	Fork Polk, LA	Unknown
TURBO	Grant Parish, LA	Brain Tumor
DASTY	Arlington, MA	Unknown
BRONSON	Boston, MA	Unknown
KODA	Brockton, MA	Unknown
IVAN	Essex County, MA	Unknown
AXE	Franklin, MA	Unknown
JORI	Great Barrington, MA	Bloat
ROCKY	Lublow, MA	Cancer / Spleen / Euthanized
RONY	Plymouth, MA	Unknown
THOR	Salem, MA	Choked On Chicken Bone
GEOX	Tewksbury, MA	Cancer / Spine / Euthanized
CHARON	Wilbraham, MA	Unknown
JET	Pocomoke, MD	Struck By Vehicle
TRON	Prince George County, MD	Cancer
BLEK	Queen Anne's County, MD	Seizure
BEAR	Casper, ME	Unknown / Euthanized
GUNTHER	Old, Orchard Beach, ME	Unknown
PIVOT	Maine State Police	Unknown
ORI	Antrim County, MI	Struck By Vehicle
RANGER	Forest Lake, MN	Heart Attack
RAY	Houston County, MN	Struck By Vehicle
BLADE	Edina, MN	Cancer
FIGO	Farmington, MO	Unknown
TUNDRA	Jasper County, MO	Cancer / Esophagus, Stomach / Euthanized
ARGO	Normandy, MO	Fall
PUNTER	Perryville, MO	Unknown / Euthanized
REX	Hinds County, MS .	Natural Causes
ARON	Lauderdale County, MS	Heat Exhaustion
BOY	Richland, MS	Unknown
GUNNER	South Haven, MS	Heat Exhaustion
CHASE	Lenoir, NC	Unknown
STITCH	Chapel Hill, NC	Unknown
CONAN	Macon County, NC	Cancer / Prostate / Euthanized
SHREK	Morganton, NC	Hips / Euthanized
DAN	Randolph County, NC	Cancer / Euthanized
IKE	Rowan County, NC	Stroke
ODIN	Troutman, NC	Cancer
CHRIS	Yancey County, NC	Shot / Hostile Gunfire
LUNA	Bismarck, ND	Cancer
NIKO	Dickinson, ND	Bloat
ROCKNE	Grand Island, NE	Kidney Failure / Euthanized
KANE	Otoe, NE	Unknown
MAX	Lebanon, NH	Cancer / Euthanized
BOOMER	Atlantic City, NJ	Cancer / Stomach
DEUCE	East Greenwich Township, NJ	Internal Bleeding
HANNAH	Millville, NJ	Unknown
RAY	Las Cruces, NM	Surgery / Cancer
SITA	Buffalo, NY	Unknown
WAZI	Cheektowage, NY	Cancer / Heart
MYCAL	NYC D.E.P.	Cancer
WILL	New York State Police	Shot / Friendly Fire
FALCONE	M.T.A. NY	Bloat
REGIN	North Tonawanda, NY	Cancer / Euthanized
HAWK	Rochester, NY	Natural Causes
MIKY	Saugerties, NY	Unknown
JAEGER	Ada, OH	Struck By Vehicle
DIABLO	Crestwood, OH	Cancer / Spine
EKKO	Eastlake, OH	Unknown
DINO	Green Township, OH	Unknown
JUNIOR	Pataskala, OH	Unknown
ARON	Pickaway, OH	During Emergency Stomach Surgery
BAK	Shaker Heights, OH	Cancer
OKTANE	South Euclid, OH	Cancer
BENY	Owasso, OK	Unknown
ZENA	Stillwater, OK	Bloat
HOOCH	Tulsa, OK	Unknown
BLEK	Eugene, OR	Struck By Vehicle
ODIE	Hillsboro, OR	Cancer / Euthanized
BILLY	Hillsboro, OR	Vehicle Crash
BRUNO	Keizer, OR	Bacterial Infection
RICO	Portland, OR	Swallowed Foreign Object/ Euthanized
MAGNUM	Cumberland County, PA	Cancer
RONY	Greencastle, PA	Struck By Vehicle
VEGAS	Huntingdon, PA	Natural Causes
MIXO	Pittsburgh, PA	Unknown
NIKO	Poconos, PA	Unknown
ABBY	Jamestown, RI	Cancer
LENNY	Columbia, SC	Bloat
DOKI	Jasper County, SC	Heat Exhaustion
FILIP	Lake City, SC	Unknown
TOSCA	Richland County, SC	Seizure / Euthanized
CZAR	Pine Ridge, SD	Unknown
LUCY	Bradley County, TN	Struck By Train
CAIN	Crossville, TN	Stabbed
REN	Greene County, TN	Struck By Vehicle
ARON	Jackson, TN	Cancer
BLITZ	Austin, TX	Cancer
KIM	Bay City, TX	Struck By Vehicle
RUDIE	Brownsville, TX	Bloat
EROS	Edinburg, TX	Cancer
MARKO	Graham, TX	Spleen
ENDY	Cache County, UT	Heat Exhaustion
DINGO	Millcreek, UT	Shot / Hostile Gunfire
CZAKO	Alleghany, VA	Cancer
DUKE	Newport News, VA	Intestinal Torsion
HAMMER	Newport News, VA	Dental Surgery
MOE	Virginia State Police	Unknown / Euthanized
BRICK	Bellingham, WA	Torsion In Blood Vessels
REIGN	Chehalis, WA	Unknown
FRITZ	Cowlitz County, WA	Unknown
NUKE	Monroe, WA	Intestinal Disorder
ISKO	Republic, WA	Cancer
KILO	Black River Falls, WI	Heart Murmur / Euthanized
DAGGER	Franklin, WI	Training Injury
FEIT	Green Bay, WI	Unknown
MINK	Jefferson County, WI	Bladder Tumor
ECHO	Green Bay, WI	Bloat
GROUSE	Ceredo, WV	Seizure
TITAN	Martinsburg, WV	Cancer / Euthanized
WACO	Quennsland, Australia	Heat Exhaustion
SABRE	Quennsland, Australia	Lung Cancer / Euthanized
JERU	Quennsland, Australia	Struck By Vehicle
FURY	British Columbia, Canada	Surgery
KASH	Toronto, Canada	Unknown
REBEL	Vancouver, Canada	Unknown
TITAN	Waterloo, Canada	Unknown
TIKA	Winkler, Canada	Unknown
BESS	Devon, England	Infection
JERRY	Humberside, England	Liver Failure
KYLE	Nottinghamshire, England	Unknown
AMINIKA	Burhapahar, India	Explosion / IED
CRACKED	Chhattisgarh, India	Explosion / IED
MEGA	Kerala, India	Unknown
MICHAEL	Yangon, Myanmar	Bloat
SAN MI	Tanintharyi, Myanmar	Heart Attack
GRIZZ	Auckland, New Zealand	Shot / Friendly Fire
HADES	Wellington, New Zealand	Cancer / Euthanized
SAM	Aberdeenshire, Scotland	Vehicle Crash, Euthanized
SASHA	Newcastle, South Africa	Stabbed