K9 Max, St. Joseph Police Department, Missouri

K9 Max

St. Joseph Police Department, Missouri

End of Watch Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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K9 Max was shot and killed by a suspect while members of the St. Joseph Police Department’s Special Response Team executed a domestic violence-related search warrant at a home at 5108 Barbara Street.

As officers breached the home’s rear door the subject ran out of another door where he was confronted by K9 Max and Max’s handler. He opened fire and fatally wounded K9 Max before being taken into custody.

K9 Max had served with the St. Joseph Police Department for two years.

Bio

Breed German Shepherd
Gender Male
Age 3
Tour Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Arrested

domestic, search warrant, swat

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The First & The Last

The first to sense the hostility of a suspect,
The first to react to protect his master,
The first to enter where danger lurks,
The first to detect the hidden intruder.
The first to take action against violence.
The first to sense his master’s joy.
The first to know his master’s sorrow or fear.
The first to give his life in defense of his master.
The last to be forgotten by those who work with others like him.
They know him as a “Partner”, not just an animal.
- Author unknown -

Javier Cornejo
Police Officer, Retired
City of Milwaukee Police Department
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

August 21, 2021