Hemi
K9 Hemi was shot and killed while attempting an apprehension of a subject involved in an earlier vehicle pursuit in Missouri.
The vehicle fled into Arkansas and was located by troopers near mile marker 56 on I-55 in Mississippi County. The vehicle came to a stop and the driver immediately fled onto nearby farm property. K9 Hemi was deployed for an apprehension and caught the subject, but the man produced a gun and shot him. The man was then shot and killed by officers after shooting at them.
K9 Hemi had served with the Arkansas State Police for five years.
Bio
- Breed Dutch Shepherd
- Gender Male
- Age 6
- Tour 5 years
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Shot and killed
Most Recent Reflection
View all 29 ReflectionsRest easy, forever a good boy. Thank you for your service and forever sorry for what happened to you.
Jacob C.
September 8, 2023
Other LODD Deaths
Police Officer Kyle Hicks
Corpus Christi Police Department, TX
End of Watch: 2024-04-24
Investigator John Hampton Coddou, III
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
End of Watch: 2024-04-23
Police Officer Jordan Wingate
Oakland Police Department, CA
End of Watch: 2024-04-20
Police Officer Luis M. Huesca
Chicago Police Department, IL
End of Watch: 2024-04-21
Deputy Sheriff Tobin Bolter
Ada County Sheriff's Office, ID
End of Watch: 2024-04-21
Deputy Sheriff Alfredo "Freddy" Flores
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
End of Watch: 2024-04-20
Investigator Brian Herbert
Osage Nation Police Department, TR
End of Watch: 2024-04-17
Deputy Sheriff Fred Fislar
Hendricks County Sheriff's Office, IN
End of Watch: 2024-04-16
Police Officer Michael E. Jensen
Syracuse Police Department, NY
End of Watch: 2024-04-14