K9 Hero

Star

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO

Gunfire German Shepherd

Service Record

End of Watch November 18, 1991

Gender Male

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

K9 Profile

Breed German Shepherd

Cause Gunfire

Agency

Department Kansas City Police Department

Location Kansas City, MO

Incident

K9 Star was shot and killed in the 3600 block of East 56th Street while attempting to apprehend a subject wanted for shooting a police officer four months earlier.

Star had been deployed into the home to apprehend the subject when he was fatally shot. The man was shot and killed by officers a short time later.

Before becoming a police canine, K9 Star had started in the movie "K-9" with actor Jim Belushi.