K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Kazoe
Ector County Sheriff's Office — Odessa, TX
Struck by vehicle
Unknown Breed
Service Record
End of Watch
December 30, 2011
Age
7
Gender
Male
K9 Profile
Breed
Unknown Breed
Cause
Struck by vehicle
Agency
Department
Ector County Sheriff's Office
Location
Odessa, TX
Incident
K9 Kazoe was struck and killed by a vehicle while tracking a fleeing subject.
He and his handler were pursuing the man through a field of thick mesquite brush when they became separated. Kazoe continued to track the suspect across a roadway at which point he was struck by a car.
K9 Kazoe had served with the Ector County Sheriff's Office for two years.