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The Sacramento Police Department is investigating the shooting of Police Dog, "Bodie". He was shot while he and his Officer partner were pursuing a car-jacking suspect on May 18, 2012. The male suspect fired multiple rounds towards the officer and his partner, striking Bodie in the face and the paw. Fearing for the safety of himself and his partners, Bodie's handler returned fire, striking the suspect multiple times in the upper body. Medical personnel arrived on scene and declared the suspect deceased. After being shot, Bodie was immediately rushed to an animal hospital by his handler. Bodie underwent surgery for significant injuries to his jaw and mouth. Bodie is a four-year-old German Shepherd and has been with the Sacramento Police Department just over one year. His handler is a 13-year veteran and has been a K9 officer for eight years. Photo courtesy of The Sacramento Police Department -
Balloons and signs wishing, Bodie, well are packed up into a car to take home. Bodie, the Sacramento Police dog that was shot by a suspect on May 18, 2012, is released from VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center in Rancho Cordova after receiving extensive medical treatment from gunshot wounds to one front paw and his mouth and tongue. May 25, 2012. -
Ten-year-olds, Hunter CacLennan, left, and Austin Fitzpatrick, 10, both of Sacramento came to VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center to give Bodie a special blanket and to watch him get released from the hospital. They are 4th graders at Crocker Riverside school and met Bodie and his handler when they were on duty one day. "Bodie is our hero," said Fitzpatrick. May 25, 2012. -
VCA employees, Julie Dudock, a technician, and Angela Carter, a client services representative, greet Bandit, another Sacramento Police K9 officer who was shot by a suspect while on duty in 2010. Many K9s and their handlers attended Bodie's release from the hospital and a police helicopter circled the sky. May 25, 2012. -
Bodie, the Sacramento Police dog that was shot by a suspect on May 18, 2012, walks out of VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center in Rancho Cordova after receiving extensive medical treatment from gunshot wounds to one front paw and his mouth and tongue. He is led out by K9 Sergeant, Steve Oliveira, and followed by VCA Criticalist, Dr. Christopher Wong, who treated the dog. May 25, 2012. -
Bodie, the Sacramento Police dog that was shot by a suspect on May 18, 2012, gets in his police vehicle after he is released from VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center in Rancho Cordova after receiving extensive medical treatment from gunshot wounds to one front paw and his mouth and tongue. May 25, 2012. -
Bodie, checks out his police vehicle after being released from the veterinary hospital. May 25, 2012. -
Sacramento Police K9 Handler, Linda Matthew, greets Bodie, after he was released from the veterinary hospital. May 25, 2012. -
Bodie looks into the throngs of media professionals and police officers that came to watch him be released from the veterinary hospital. May 25, 2012. -
Sacramento Police Sgt, Andrew Pettit, takes a photograph of Bodie through the window of a police vehicle as K9 Handler, Linda Matthew, watches. May 25, 2012. -
Bodie, the Sacramento Police dog that was shot by a suspect on May 18, 2012, is released from VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center in Rancho Cordova after receiving extensive medical treatment from gunshot wounds to one front paw and his mouth and tongue. May 25, 2012. -
Dr. Christopher Wong talks about the condition of Bodie, the Sacramento Police Dog that was shot by a suspect yesterday, at the VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center in Rancho Cordova. His condition has been upgraded from critical to serious and stable. May 19, 2012. -
Bodie, the Sacramento Police Dog that was shot by a suspect yesterday, rests at the VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center in Rancho Cordova. His condition has been upgraded from critical to serious and stable. May 19, 2012. -
Bodie, the Sacramento Police Dog that was shot by a suspect yesterday, rests at the VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center in Rancho Cordova. His condition has been upgraded from critical to serious and stable. May 19, 2012. -
A member of the media pets Bodie, the Sacramento Police Dog that was shot by a suspect yesterday, as he rests at the VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center in Rancho Cordova. His condition has been upgraded from critical to serious and stable. May 19, 2012.
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