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K9 Rooster | Wichita Police Department, Kansas
Wichita Police Department, Kansas

K9

Rooster

Wichita Police Department, Kansas

End of Watch: Saturday, March 18, 2017

Biographical Info

Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 18, 2017
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

K9 Rooster was shot and killed while attempting an apprehension of a subject at the scene of a domestic disturbance.

Officers had been sent to the mobile home in the 2300 block of East MacArthur Road to investigate the incident. A male subject exited the home with a firearm and then went back inside. The subject opened fire on K9 Rooster when he was released to attempt an apprehension.

Other officers on the scene returned fire and killed the subject.

K9 Rooster had served with the Wichita Police Department for five years.

K9 Rooster's handler had been the handler for K9 Bane of the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, who was killed in the line of duty on November 16, 2023.