Died \u2013 11\/19\/24
\nHandler – Marshal John Cody<\/p>\n
Southern Arizona deputy marshal forced to shoot, kill K-9 during attack<\/p>\n
A Tombstone deputy marshal was forced to shoot and kill his K-9 partner after the dog attacked him, according to the Cochise County Sheriff\u2019s Office.The CCSO said it happened Tuesday around 5 a.m. on the second floor of the Tombstone Marshal\u2019s Office, located on Fremont Street.Deputy Marshal John Cody told investigators that he was working with his K-9, two-year-old Hawk, when the dog attacked him.\u201cCody advised that the K-9 latched onto his leg and would not let go, causing serious ankle\/leg injury,\u201d CCSO said in a release. \u201cDeputy Marshal Cody was able to get into the bathroom and partially close the door in an effort to get the K-9 to unlatch from the bite.\u201dThe CCSO said Hawk would not let go and Cody was forced to shoot him.Hawk died at the scene and Cody was airlifted to a Tucson hospital for treatment for his leg injuries.Cody is off-duty on medical leave during the investigation.\u201cWe value our K-9 program and handlers,\u201d said Tombstone Marshal Jim Adams. \u201cWe are confident a thorough and objective evaluation of this unfortunate incident will be completed by the Sheriff\u2019s Office.\u201dThe department is investigating the incident as an officer-involved shooting.This is the 35th officer-involved shooting outside of Maricopa County and the 83rd in the state in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died \u2013 11\/19\/24 Handler – Marshal John Cody Southern Arizona deputy marshal forced to shoot, kill K-9 during attack A Tombstone deputy marshal was forced to shoot and kill his K-9 partner after the dog attacked him, according to the Cochise County Sheriff\u2019s Office.The CCSO said it happened Tuesday around 5 a.m. on the second …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-17054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-az"],"yoast_head":"\n