K9 Hero

Fredy

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations — Washington, DC

Duty related illness German Shepherd

Service Record

End of Watch February 15, 2023

Tour of Duty 5 years

Age 7

Gender Male

K9 Profile

Breed German Shepherd

Cause Duty related illness

Agency

Department United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations

Location Washington, DC

Incident

K9 Fredy suffered a fatal heart attack during training at 5:00 pm.

While training at an off-site facility, K9 Fredy collapsed. Despite life-saving measures at the facility and the Red Bank Animal Hospital, K9 Fredy could not be resuscitated.

K9 Fredy played a role in a dozen narcotics seizures and carried out hundreds of thousands of searches during his five-year law enforcement career with the United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations.