K9 Hero

Xito

Marion County Sheriff's Office — Indianapolis, IN

Struck by vehicle Unknown Breed

Service Record

End of Watch July 3, 1988

Gender Male

K9 Profile

Breed Unknown Breed

Cause Struck by vehicle

Agency

Department Marion County Sheriff's Office

Location Indianapolis, IN

Incident

K9 Xito was struck and killed by a vehicle while tracking a prison escapee in Indianapolis.

Xito alerted to the subject on the roof of a garage, prompting the man to flee across a road. Xito was struck by a vehicle as he pursued the man onto the roadway.