ROSWELL, Ga. — A K9 officer with the Roswell Police Department died during a medical emergency on Friday.
Edo, the police department said, had been diagnosed with an aggressive and widespread form of cancer. While being treated for a "sudden medical emergency," police said the K9 officer had died.
The department said he was "surrounded by the love and affection of his police family."
"Alongside Officer MacDonald, he served the Roswell community courageously and unwaveringly and will be deeply be missed," the police department said in part.
Born March 16th, 2019, in Hungary, K9 Edo is a Belgian Malinois/German Shepherd mix who joined the Roswell Police Department in August 2020 as Officer Peter MacDonald's beloved partner.
Trained as a dual-purpose K9, Edo was proficient in narcotics detection, criminal apprehension, tracking, building searches and evidence recovery.
