K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Magnum
Anderson Police Department
— Anderson, IN
Gunfire
Belgian Malinois
Service Record
End of Watch
August 20, 2012
K9 Profile
Breed
Belgian Malinois
Cause
Gunfire
Agency
Department
Anderson Police Department
Location
Anderson, IN
Incident
K9 Magnum was euthanized after being shot in the face two days earlier while pursuing a bank robbery suspect.
The subject had fled into a bean field during the pursuit, and Magnum was released into the field to find him. He was shot in the face and suffered a critical injury that he could not recover from.
Magnum was the second Anderson Police Department canine to be killed in the line of duty in a three week period.
On February 5th, 2013, the subject who killed K9 Magnum was sentenced to 12 years in prison.