Allentown Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Saturday, March 2, 1985
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: March 2, 1985
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
K9 Blackjack was shot and killed after mistakenly biting a police officer while attempting an apprehension of a murder suspect.
Officers had pursued the subject until his vehicle crashed in the 2500 block of Allen Street. K9 Blackjack was deployed for an apprehension but mistakenly bit a plainclothes officer who was confronting the suspect. The officer shot K9 Blackjack after he failed to release his grip.
The suspect was apprehended at the scene of the crash.