K9 Harrie, Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

K9 Harrie

Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

End of Watch Saturday, June 24, 2023

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K9 Harrie died when he suffered heatstroke while tracking subjects who fled on foot after crashing a stolen vehicle at David Raines Road and Skelly Street.

At 4:15 pm, K9 Harrie and his handler were assisting officers in locating the subjects who abandoned a stolen vehicle following a vehicle pursuit. K9 Harrie began exhibiting signs of a heat-related injury and he was taken to the Animal Emergency Clinic and Intensive Care Facility, where efforts to save him were unsuccessful.

Shreveport's temperatures were in the 90s with a heat index well above 100 degrees.

K9 Harrie had served with the Shreveport Police Department for six years.

Bio

Breed Belgian Malinois
Gender Male
Age 7
Tour 6 years

Incident Details

Cause Heatstroke
Offender Not apprehended

k9 track, stolen vehicle, weather

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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

October 19, 2023