King County Sheriff's Office, Washington
End of Watch: Saturday, April 18, 2015
Age: 2
Tour of Duty: 6 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: April 18, 2015
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
K9 Jimmy was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on State Route 99, in Tukwila.
His handler was conducting off-leash exercises with Jimmy in Cecil Moses Memorial Park during their shift at approximately 1:00 am. Jimmy was able to get through a break in a chain link fence and ran onto the roadway, where he was struck.
Jimmy had served with the King County Sheriff's Office for six months. He certified March 27th, 2015, had secured his first capture within 50 hours of certification.