K9 Hero
Draco
Mount Airy Police Department — Mount Airy, NC
Gunfire
German Shepherd
Service Record
End of Watch
October 16, 2024
The Vigil
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Gender
Male
Weapon
Gun; Unknown type
K9 Profile
Breed
German Shepherd
Cause
Gunfire
Agency
Department
Mount Airy Police Department
Location
Mount Airy, NC
Incident
K9 Draco was shot and killed while apprehending a murder suspect on Paisley Drive in Mount Airy.
Law enforcement engaged in a vehicle pursuit with a man wanted in connection with a double homicide. Around 1:30 p.m., the suspect's vehicle crashed, and he fled on foot. By 3:30 p.m., K9 Draco and his handler tracked the armed suspect to Paisley Drive, where the suspect shot and killed K9 Draco.
The suspect was shot and killed by responding officers.
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.