Fallen K-9 Officers
TOTAL K-9 LINE OF DUTY DEATHS KNOWN TO DATE – 21
TOTAL AGENCIES WITH K-9 LINE OF DUTY DEATHS – 17
K-9 Line of Duty Death Statistics
| First K-9 Line of Duty Deaths Marion County K-9 Xito – 1988 Marion County K-9 Ando – 1988 Beech Grove K-9 Rambo – 1995 First Female K-9 Line of Duty Death |
| By Gender Male – 20 Female – 1 |
| By Decade 1988-1989 – 2 1990-1999 – 3 2000-2009 – 3 2010-2019 – 11 2020-2023 – 2 |
| By Cause of Death Animal related – 1 Gunfire – 8 Gunfire (Accidental) – 3 Heat exhaustion – 4 Struck by vehicle – 2 Training accident – 1 Vehicular assault – 2 |
K-9 Ajax
Lake County Sheriff’s Department
Wednesday, April 30, 1997
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Incident County: Lake
Handler: Detective Dan Murchek
K-9 Ando
Marion County Sheriff’s Department
Monday, September 19, 1988
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Incident County: Marion
Handler: Deputy Sheriff Paul Thompson
K-9 Arco
Marion County Sheriff’s Department
Monday, July 11, 2005
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Incident County: Marion
Handler: Corporal Mark Archer
K-9 Assuan
Marion Police Department
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Cause of Death: Training accident
Incident County: Grant
Handler: Officer James Meyerchick
K-9 Cade
Hendricks County Sheriff’s Department
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion
Incident County: Hendricks
Handlers: Deputy Sheriff Samuel Chandler
and Deputy Sheriff Shaun Caffee
K-9 Castorka
Whitley County Sheriff’s Department
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Incident County: Whitley
Handler: Deputy Sheriff Gary Archbold
K-9 Derrek
Evansville Police Department
Saturday, August 8, 1998
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Incident County: Vanderburgh
Handler: Sergeant David Molinet
K-9 Diesel
Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Incident County: Bartholomew
Handler: Deputy Sheriff Joshua “Matt” Bush
K-9 Falco
Gary Police Department
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Incident County: Lake
Handler: Corporal Angel Lozano
K-9 Fax
Lake County Sheriff’s Department
Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Cause of Death: Animal related
Incident County: Lake
Handler: Officer Brian Harpp
K-9 Harlej
Fishers Police Department
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Incident County: Hamilton
Handler: Officer Jarred Koopman
K-9 Kilo
Anderson Police Department
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Incident County: Madison
Handler: Officer Marty Dulworth (wounded)
K-9 Kilo
Indiana State Police
Monday, June 24, 2013
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Incident County: Clark
Handler: Trooper Nathan Abbott
K-9 Magnum
Anderson Police Department
Monday, August 20, 2012
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Incident County: Madison
Handler: Officer Matt Jarrett
K-9 Mojo
DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion
Incident County: DeKalb
Handler: Officer Courtney Fuller
K-9 Rambo
Beech Grove Police Department
Monday, June 5, 1995
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion
Incident County: Marion
Handler: Officer Kevin Quinn
K-9 Ricky
Mishawaka Police Department
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Incident County: St. Joseph
Handler: Corporal James Szuba (killed)
K-9 Trax
Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Department
Friday, November 4, 2011
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Incident County: Vanderburgh
Handler: Deputy Sheriff Kevin Hertweck
K-9 Tyson
Fountain County Sheriff’s Department
Monday, June 27, 2016
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion
Incident County: Fountain
Handler: Deputy Sheriff Andrew Krout
K-9 Valco
Indianapolis Police Department
Monday, July 17, 2000
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Incident County: Marion
Handler: Officer James Thomas Jr.
K-9 Xito
Marion County Sheriff’s Department
Sunday, July 3, 1988
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Incident County: Marion
Handler: Deputy Sheriff Gary Davidson
