K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Solo
Monmouth County Sheriff's Office
— Freehold, NJ
Gunfire
German Shepherd
Service Record
End of Watch
June 5, 1998
Age
4
Gender
Male
Weapon
Gun; Unknown type
K9 Profile
Breed
German Shepherd
Cause
Gunfire
Agency
Department
Monmouth County Sheriff's Office
Location
Freehold, NJ
Incident
K9 Solo was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a barricaded subject at a home.
The subject had been barricaded inside the home for 22 hours. After other tactics failed to flush the man out, Solo was deployed to make an apprehension. When Solo entered the home he was shot and killed.
K9 Solo was a certified patrol dog and was credited with 16 apprehensions and locating 19 missing persons the prior year.