In his eight-year tenure, Falco apprehended 1,000 violent offenders and found multiple missing children and endangered adults.
A man has been arrested after a shooting in Gary, Indiana killed a K-9 named "Falco," the police department said.A man has been arrested after Falco the K-9 officer was shot to death in northwest Indiana on Thursday afternoon, police said.
The Gary Police Department said the shooting happened during a foot chase just before 2 p.m., moments after the dog's handler, 17-year veteran Corporal Angel Lozano, tried to pull over a suspect wanted for aggravated battery and criminal recklessness.Police said the suspect opened fire, striking 10-year-old Falco, an eight-year veteran with the department, in a backyard near East 35th Court and Tennessee Street.
Gary police wouldn't give information on the suspect as they said the Lake County Indiana Sherriff's Department is handling the case.
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