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K9 Mako | Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

K9

Mako

Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

End of Watch: Thursday, February 19, 2015

Biographical Info

Age: 9
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Animal related
Date of Incident: November 19, 2014
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

K9 Mako died of injuries sustained three months earlier when he was attacked by another dog while helping members of the agency's Vice/Narcotics Division serve a warrant near Shelby, North Carolina.

As Mako and his handler searched the outside of the home, a dog that lived on the property attacked him. Mako was immediately taken to an emergency animal hospital and underwent surgery. He never fully recovered and died on February 19th, 2015, as a result of the injuries.

K9 Mako had served with the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office for seven years.