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Man charged with shooting Fishers K-9 made shotgun racking sounds to officers
Updated: Nov 15th, 2019 - 4:00am (EST)
FISHERS, Ind. (WTHR) — The Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office filed charges Thursday against two people following a pursuit that ended in the shooting death of a Fishers Police K-9 early Wednesday.
Just after midnight Wednesday, police pursued a suspected impaired driver not far from Hamilton Town Center near I-69 at Campus Parkway. The vehicle pursuit ended around Olio Road and 136th Street when the occupant of the vehicle stopped the car and fled on foot.
After a few minutes of the chase on foot, officers reported hearing what sounded like a gunshot. Fishers police confirmed K-9 Harlej, who had been with the force since 2015, was shot and killed.
K9 Harlej answered his last call early this morning protecting his fellow officers and our community. We owe him & our men and women in uniform a debt of gratitude.
— Scott Fadness (@ScottFadness) November 13, 2019
Court documents filed Thursday show 19-year-old Richard D. Garrett Jr., the man who police say shot and killed Harlej, told officers " f*** that dog" multiple times. The documents allege Garrett constantly said "click, click, bang" while looking at officers and medics.
Police says while Garrett was being transported he made the sound of a "shotgun being racked followed by boom several times."
A veterinarian determined Harlej died from a gunshot wound to the head. Police went house-to-house through the neighborhood searching for the suspects and the gun used in the shooting Wednesday morning.
One of the suspects was quickly captured, according to police. The second subject was found about two hours later.
Garrett faces several charges, including striking a law enforcement animal, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and residential entry. He remains held at the Hamilton County Jail on a $150,000 cash-only bond.
A jury trial has been scheduled for February 20, 2020.
The other person in the vehicle, Rashaana L. Farrow, is charged with assisting a criminal, identity deception and false informing. Farrow is being held on $10,000 cash bond.
http://www.sciotopost.com/national-news-k9-harlej-killed-line-duty/
National News: K9 Harlej Killed in Line of Duty
Man charged with shooting Fishers K-9 made shotgun racking sounds to officers
Updated: Nov 15th, 2019 - 4:00am (EST)
FISHERS, Ind. (WTHR) — The Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office filed charges Thursday against two people following a pursuit that ended in the shooting death of a Fishers Police K-9 early Wednesday.
Just after midnight Wednesday, police pursued a suspected impaired driver not far from Hamilton Town Center near I-69 at Campus Parkway. The vehicle pursuit ended around Olio Road and 136th Street when the occupant of the vehicle stopped the car and fled on foot.
After a few minutes of the chase on foot, officers reported hearing what sounded like a gunshot. Fishers police confirmed K-9 Harlej, who had been with the force since 2015, was shot and killed.
K9 Harlej answered his last call early this morning protecting his fellow officers and our community. We owe him & our men and women in uniform a debt of gratitude.
— Scott Fadness (@ScottFadness) November 13, 2019
Court documents filed Thursday show 19-year-old Richard D. Garrett Jr., the man who police say shot and killed Harlej, told officers " f*** that dog" multiple times. The documents allege Garrett constantly said "click, click, bang" while looking at officers and medics.
Police says while Garrett was being transported he made the sound of a "shotgun being racked followed by boom several times."
A veterinarian determined Harlej died from a gunshot wound to the head. Police went house-to-house through the neighborhood searching for the suspects and the gun used in the shooting Wednesday morning.
One of the suspects was quickly captured, according to police. The second subject was found about two hours later.
Garrett faces several charges, including striking a law enforcement animal, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and residential entry. He remains held at the Hamilton County Jail on a $150,000 cash-only bond.
A jury trial has been scheduled for February 20, 2020.
The other person in the vehicle, Rashaana L. Farrow, is charged with assisting a criminal, identity deception and false informing. Farrow is being held on $10,000 cash bond.
http://www.sciotopost.com/national-news-k9-harlej-killed-line-duty/
National News: K9 Harlej Killed in Line of Duty