United States Department of Homeland Security - United States Secret Service Uniformed Division, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Saturday, January 26, 2013
Age: 3
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 3 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: January 26, 2013
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
K9 Maxo died when he fell while performing a security sweep of a parking garage on Iberville Street, in New Orleans, Louisiana, during a protective assignment for Vice President Joe Biden.
Maxo was searching for explosives when he fell from the sixth-floor roof of the parking deck to the ground below. He was rushed to an emergency animal hospital where he died.
K9 Maxo had served with the United States Secret Service for 15 months.