Died \u2013 7\/13\/23
\nHandler – Corporal Angel Lozano<\/p>\n
On-duty K-9 killed in Gary, Indiana shooting; man arrested <\/p>\n
A man has been arrested after Falco the K-9 officer was shot to death in northwest Indiana on Thursday afternoon, police said. The Gary Police Department said the shooting happened during a foot chase just before 2 p.m., moments after the dog’s handler, 17-year veteran Corporal Angel Lozano, tried to pull over a suspect wanted for aggravated battery and criminal recklessness. Police said the suspect opened fire, striking 10-year-old Falco, an eight-year veteran with the department, in a backyard near East 35th Court and Tennessee Street. The officer involved in the foot pursuit was not injured, and a 29-year-old man was taken into custody. Neighbors told ABC7 they heard the shots from inside their homes. In his tenure, the Shepherd\/Belgian Malinowski apprehended 1,000 violent offenders and found multiple missing children and endangered adults. Officers from multiple law enforcement agencies participated in a procession honoring the K-9 as his remains were transported to Hobart Animal Clinic. Gary police wouldn’t give information on the suspect as they said the Lake County Indiana Sherriff’s Department is handling the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died \u2013 7\/13\/23 Handler – Corporal Angel Lozano On-duty K-9 killed in Gary, Indiana shooting; man arrested A man has been arrested after Falco the K-9 officer was shot to death in northwest Indiana on Thursday afternoon, police said. The Gary Police Department said the shooting happened during a foot chase just before 2 p.m., …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-14403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-in"],"yoast_head":"\n