Fallen police dog receives full honors funeral
Police said Tuesday that 22-year-old Mark Salazar of Blue Mound, Texas, stabbed a police dog named Kye, then was shot to death Sunday by the dog’s handler. Courtesy (Oklahoma City Police Department/Facebook)
The K-9 unit dog who was fatally stabbed during a police altercation in Oklahoma City received full honors in a funeral ceremony last week.
According to today.com, “Kye’s partner since serving on the police department’s K-9 unit, Sgt. Ryan Stark, shed tears and expressed a final farewell to the dog before his flag-draped coffin was buried and the canine was given out a 21-gun salute.”
Over 1,000 officers and dozens of police dogs were in attendance.
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