K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Marko
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
— Los Angeles, CA
Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Belgian Malinois
Service Record
End of Watch
August 24, 2003
Tour of Duty
6 years
Age
9
Weapon
Officer's weapon
K9 Profile
Breed
Belgian Malinois
Cause
Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Agency
Department
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Incident
K9 Marko was accidentally shot and killed while attempting to control a subject. Sheriff's deputies were confronting the subject who had threatened to kill them. When Marko's handler released him to control the subject, the subject appeared to raise a weapon at the deputies. The deputies opened fire, injuring K9 Marko and killing the subject.
K9 Marko was airlifted to a veterinary hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.