K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Chase
Lee County Sheriff's Office
— Jonesville, VA
Gunfire
German Shepherd
Service Record
End of Watch
July 16, 2012
K9 Profile
Breed
German Shepherd
Cause
Gunfire
Agency
Department
Lee County Sheriff's Office
Location
Jonesville, VA
Incident
K9 Chase was shot and killed after being abducted from his handler's patrol car at the Leeman Field fairgrounds in Pennington Gap. His handler had stopped at the fairground to use the restroom and left Chase in the idling patrol car.
When the officer returned he discovered that Chase was missing. Chase's body was located in roadside ditch suffering from a gunshot wound two days later.