Died 5\/23\/17
\nHandler – Officer Jason Ellis <\/p>\n
Dog who appeared to mourn fallen police officer Jason Ellis has died<\/p>\n
Four years after his partner was killed in the line of duty, police dog Figo has died as well. Figo was the partner of Officer Jason Ellis, 33, who died after being shot multiple times at an exit off Bluegrass Parkway while driving home on May 25, 2013. Ellis was a K-9 officer with the Bardstown police. Figo, a drug-sniffing German shepherd, was not with him when he was shot. Figo was made famous after he was photographed placing a paw alongside the casket at Ellis\u2019 funeral. After Ellis\u2019 death, Figo retired to live with Ellis\u2019 family, including his wife, Amy, and sons Hunter and Parker. Figo had been battling illness for several months. The family hopes to bury Figo alongside Ellis. \u201cHe died peacefully in his sleep, at home. \u201cEvery officer should be so lucky.\u201d Ellis\u2019 slaying remains unsolved. Two former Kentucky State Police troopers recently were brought out of retirement to investigate that case and several others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died 5\/23\/17 Handler – Officer Jason Ellis Dog who appeared to mourn fallen police officer Jason Ellis has died Four years after his partner was killed in the line of duty, police dog Figo has died as well. Figo was the partner of Officer Jason Ellis, 33, who died after being shot multiple times at …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-3345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ky"],"yoast_head":"\n