K9 Hero
Kastor
Waco Police Department — Waco, TX
Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Belgian Malinois
Service Record
End of Watch
October 5, 2018
The Vigil
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Age
2 years
Gender
Male
Weapon
Officer's handgun
K9 Profile
Breed
Belgian Malinois
Cause
Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Agency
Department
Waco Police Department
Location
Waco, TX
Incident
K9 Kastor was shot and killed after inadvertently biting his handler on the inner thigh during a warrant service in the 2000 block of Seneca Avenue.
Kastor would not release his bite despite his handler's commands and another officer attempting to pull the dog off of him. After all efforts to have Kastor release his bite he was shot in order to prevent additional injury to the handler.
Kaster had served with the Waco Police Department for 16 months.
What is kept
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