K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Sultan
Riverside County Sheriff's Department
— Riverside, CA
Gunfire
Belgian Malinois-German Shepherd mix
Service Record
End of Watch
January 21, 2015
Age
2
Gender
Male
Weapon
Gun; Unknown type
K9 Profile
Breed
Belgian Malinois-German Shepherd mix
Origin
Slovakia
Cause
Gunfire
Agency
Department
Riverside County Sheriff's Department
Location
Riverside, CA
Incident
K9 Sultan was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend an armed felon in the area of San Jacinto Street and Mayberry Avenue in Hemet.
Sultan had tracked the man underneath a house where he was shot. His handler immediately transported him to an animal hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The subject was shot and killed later in the night after he emerged from a house holding a gun.
K9 Sultan was a narcotics and tracking canine. He had served with the San Jacinto Police Department, which contracts police service from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, for two years.