Died 7\/19\/19
\nHandler – Cpl. Brandon Kilgore<\/p>\n
Police dog killed during mix-up while pursuing suspect in Paulding <\/p>\n
A beloved police dog was killed Friday in a tragic accident when it was mistakenly shot by a Paulding County deputy during a chaotic chase. Verro, an 8-year-old male belgian malinois, got out of a patrol car around noon Friday without being released to assist his handler, Cpl. Brandon Kilgore. Deputies were in pursuit of a man who fled the scene of an alleged domestic dispute in the Saddlebrook Farms subdivision in Dallas, Paulding sheriff\u2019s spokesman Sgt. Ashley Henson said. \u201cBeing a former K-9 handler, I know how special the bond is between a handler and his dog,\u201d Sheriff Gary Gulledge said. \u201cThe emotional grief everyone is going through, including the deputy who was bitten, has been overwhelming.\u201d The deputy was following standard practice by not releasing Verro and leaving his window partially open, Henson said. Verro was able to sneak out of the vehicle through an open kennel door. Paulding deputies were unaware the dog was out of the car and didn\u2019t identify him until after he was shot. He died at the scene. The suspect was taken into custody by other deputies in the area, authorities said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died 7\/19\/19 Handler – Cpl. Brandon Kilgore Police dog killed during mix-up while pursuing suspect in Paulding A beloved police dog was killed Friday in a tragic accident when it was mistakenly shot by a Paulding County deputy during a chaotic chase. Verro, an 8-year-old male belgian malinois, got out of a patrol car around …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-7298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ga"],"yoast_head":"\n