Massachusetts Police Pay Tribute to K-9 Killed In The Line Of Duty

Massachusetts Police Pay Tribute to K-9 Killed In The Line Of Duty
K-9 Kitt. Braintree Police Department
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The Braintree Police held a memorial service at the Massachusetts Gillette Stadium on Tuesday for Kitt, a K-9 police dog that took a lethal hit during a June 4 shootout.

According to a press release from the Braintree Police Department, officers responded to a domestic abuse call at the Braintree Village apartment complex in Braintree, Massachusetts, on June 4. When the officers arrived, they were informed the subject was armed and had fled into a wooded area. As the officers approached the gunman’s location, gunshots were exchanged at close range. The subject was later identified as 34-year-old Andrew Homen.