K9 Hero
Rocco
Long Beach Police Department — Long Beach, CA
Fall
German Shepherd
Service Record
K9 Profile
Breed
German Shepherd
Origin
Holland
Cause
Fall
Agency
Department
Long Beach Police Department
Location
Long Beach, CA
Incident
K9 Rocco died as a result of the injuries he sustained in a fall. Rocco had pursued subjects onto the roof of the Museum of Latin American Art and jumped from the roof while in pursuit. Rocco was left paralyzed with a broken back and was euthanized two days later.
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.