Vancouver Police Department, Washington
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Age: 6
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: September 1, 2015
Weapon Used: Edged weapon
Suspect Info: Arrested
K9 Ike suffered fatal stab wounds during an apprehension in the area of Fruit Valley Road and Laframbois Road at approximately 6:00 pm.
Officers were investigating a suspicious person call in the area when they encountered a subject wanted on multiple warrants. The subject resisted arrested and Ike was released for an apprehension. The subject stabbed Ike multiple times in the chest, head, and neck before being taken into custody.
Ike was transported to DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. His wounds were too extensive and he had to be euthanized early the next morning.
K9 Ike had served with the Vancouver Police Department for three years.