Port Authority of Allegheny County Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Sunday, January 31, 2016
Age: 5
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: January 31, 2016
Weapon Used: Edged weapon
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
K9 Aren was stabbed to death during the apprehension of a subject on Whitney Avenue, near the Martin Luther King Jr. Busway, in Wilkinsburg.
Officers had engaged the subject in a foot pursuit following an incident at the Wilkinsburg transit station. K9 Aren located the subject on Whitney Avenue and attempted an apprehension. The subject fatally stabbed K9 Aren before being shot and killed by officers.