K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Jax
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
— Sunnyvale, CA
Stabbed
German Shepherd
Service Record
End of Watch
October 31, 2017
Tour of Duty
2 years
Age
4
Gender
Male
Weapon
Edged weapon; Knife
K9 Profile
Breed
German Shepherd
Cause
Stabbed
Agency
Department
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Incident
K9 Jax was stabbed to death while attempting an apprehension at an apartment complex in the 500 block of East Weddell Avenue.
Officers had responded to a domestic violence incident in which a subject had stabbed his girlfriend. The man then barricaded himself inside of his home and refused commands to surrender. K9 Jax was stabbed when he was deployed to apprehend the subject.
The man was then shot and killed by an officer on scene when he attempted to attack the officers with the knife.
K9 Jax was transported to an emergency veterinary hospital where he died.
K9 Jax had served with the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety for two years.