Mills Police Department, Wyoming
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Age: 10
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heatstroke
Date of Incident: July 9, 2014
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
K9 Nyx died after being left in his handler's car outside of the Mills Police Department for six hours.
His handler had returned to the police station following a call at approximately 6:00 am and Nyx remained in the vehicle, which had it's engine running. However, the air conditioner had not been turned on. Nyx was discovered in the vehicle approximately six hours later, with temperatures reaching 86 degrees.
K9 Nyx had served with the Mills Police Department as a drug detection canine for eight years.