Fort Myers Police Department, Florida
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 7, 2010
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
K9 Rosco was shot and killed while chasing a robbery suspect on Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers.
Officers had responded to a robbery at a local fast food restaurant at 2955 Colonial Boulevard. As the first units arrived one subject fled in a vehicle, striking and injuring a canine. The second subject fled on foot and then exchanged shots with responding officers, killing Rosco. The other officers returned fire and killed the juvenile offender.