Max

Incident

K9 Max was shot and killed while attempting an apprehension of a domestic violence and shooting suspect near West Seminole Avenue.

Officers were called to the area by the victim of the assault after her boyfriend had choked her and slammed her head on the pavement before firing shots in the roadway. The man had fled the scene prior to officers arriving on the scene but reappeared as they investigated the incident. As the officers confronted him he ran into a wooded area and refused to obey commands. K9 Max was released for an apprehension and bit the subject, who then produced a 9 mm handgun and shot him.

Other officers returned fire and killed the subject.