K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Ando
LaGrange Police Department
— LaGrange, GA
Drowned
German Shepherd
Service Record
End of Watch
December 26, 2000
Gender
Male
K9 Profile
Breed
German Shepherd
Cause
Drowned
Agency
Department
LaGrange Police Department
Location
LaGrange, GA
Incident
K9 Ando drowned while searching for a subject who fled following a vehicle pursuit and foot pursuit.
Ando and his handler were searching a heavily wooded area when Ando became separated. His body was found the following morning in a nearby canal.
The subject was later apprehended and showed signs that he had been in a struggle with Ando. He was convicted of Ando's death.