K9 Hero

Rao

South Carolina Highway Patrol — Blythewood, SC

Duty related illness Unknown Breed

Service Record

End of Watch June 10, 2020

Tour of Duty 9 years

Gender Male

K9 Profile

Breed Unknown Breed

Cause Duty related illness

Agency

Department South Carolina Highway Patrol

Location Blythewood, SC

Incident

K9 Rao died of an illness.

K9 Rao had served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for nine years.

K9 Rao was named after Senior Trooper Michael Rao who was struck and fatally injured a vehicle in the line of duty on June 10th, 2002, exactly 18 years to the day before K9 Rao was killed.