Los Angeles Police Department, California
End of Watch Wednesday, March 22, 1989
Add to My HeroesLiberty
K9 Liberty was shot and killed while searching for two shooting suspects.
Liberty and her handler located the two in a detached garage. The suspects opened fire, killing Liberty and wounding her handler. Other officers returned fire and killed both subjects.
Bio
- Breed Rottweiler
- Gender Male
- Age Not available
- Tour Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Shot and killed
Most Recent Reflection
View all 8 ReflectionsI think of Liberty quite often. He was the reason I ended up owning Rottweilers. He used to run around Central station stealing gloves out of officers' pockets and made them chase him down to get them back.
Pam Hall, Reserve Officer (Retired)
LAPD
December 2, 2025
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