K9 Jinx – El Paso, Colorado

Died 4/11/22

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is heartbroken to announce that K9 Jinx shot and killed

An El Paso County K-9 and a suspect were shot and killed during a shooting. Just before 11 p.m. on Monday night, Manitou Springs Police Department officers and El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a business on the 900 block of Manitou Avenue on a report of a person menacing others with a firearm. According to a city spokesperson, a short time later, the suspect reportedly fired at least one shot at law enforcement. Law enforcement reportedly fired back at the suspect. The suspect died on scene, but has not yet been identified. “Any officers involved in the shooting will be placed on paid administrative leave,” said Alex Trefry of the City of Manitou Springs. During the shooting, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office reports a K-9 was also shot and killed. The K-9 was identified later Tuesday morning as Jinx (pictured below). The K-9′s handler was not injured. “The loss of K9 Jinx cannot be put into words as his passing leaves a hole in our EPSO Family. Our thoughts go out to his handler, his family, and the EPSO K9 Unit,” said EPCSO. “This is a profound and significant loss for the K9′s handler and partner, family, our community and for the law enforcement community,” said Sergeant Jason Garrett of EPCSO. Colorado Springs Police Department is the lead agency investigating the shooting. The involved officers and deputies have been placed on administrative leave per their department policies. This is a developing story. We will update this article as we learn more.

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Submitted By Jim Cortina

James A. Cortina has been involved with police dogs since 1972 and currently on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Jim has been appointed as Treasurer since its inception in 1991. Jim is one of the charter members of the C.P.W.D.A. organization. Since 1975 he has been a certified professional dog trainer and received his Master Trainer Certification in 1985. During his career he has provided armed K-9 strike crowd control for security agencies in Connecticut and out of state security companies. In conjunction with other members of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Board of Directors, he helped to draft Connecticut Statute 53-247(e) "Intentional Injury or Killing of Police K-9" which was passed by the Senate in 1993 and also assisted in implementing the prestigious Daniel Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1992. In 1993 he helped coordinate the North American Police Work Dog Association Nationals in New London, Connecticut. He was appointed Training Director for the New London County Work Dog Association from 1985-1987. He performed decoy work for Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. in police K-9 demonstrations, trained several local police department canines, and coordinated training workshops for out-of-state police departments. He participated in the United States Police K-9 Association Trials in Croton on Hudson, New York in 1985 as a decoy. He is an avid photographer and received photography awards in 1989, 1990, and 1991 and currently takes photographs for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc.
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