Died – 5\/14\/17
\nHandler – Sgt. Ian Sklar<\/p>\n
Broward Sheriff’s Office K-9 mistaken for coyote and fatally shot<\/p>\n
Pedro the police dog met an untimely off-duty death when he was mistaken for a coyote, shot and killed. Pedro lived with Broward sheriff\u2019s Sgt. Ian Sklar in Parkland. The dog got out of Sklar\u2019s fenced-in yard while running after an animal, according to sheriff\u2019s officials. When Pedro startled neighbor Frank Degati shortly before 11 p.m. on May 14, Degati yelled out. \u201cThe dog jumped onto Frank with its front paws,\u201d an investigation report said. \u201cFrank was pushed back and began to yell for help.\u201d Frank Degati\u2019s son, John, grabbed his Sig Sauer 9-mm gun and fired 10 rounds at what he thought was a coyote, the report said. Pedro, who was 4-years-old, died at the scene. He and Sklar had worked together for about two years, according to the sheriff\u2019s office. \u201cJohn stated he felt bad that he shot the dog,\u201d the report said. The weapon was legally owned. No public services were planned for Pedro\u2019s burial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 5\/14\/17 Handler – Sgt. Ian Sklar Broward Sheriff’s Office K-9 mistaken for coyote and fatally shot Pedro the police dog met an untimely off-duty death when he was mistaken for a coyote, shot and killed. Pedro lived with Broward sheriff\u2019s Sgt. Ian Sklar in Parkland. The dog got out of Sklar\u2019s fenced-in yard …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-3367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-fl"],"yoast_head":"\n