K9 Mikka – Lee, South Carolina

Died – 9/20/24

The Lee County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of one of their own.

K9 Mikka was killed during an officer-involved shooting of a McBee Police Officer late Thursday night into Friday.The suspect in the shooting was confirmed deadafter a standoff in Lee County, by the Darlington County line.The Lee County Coroner’s Office confirmed the identity of the deceased subject as Alston Moldin, 27.He was found Friday morning around 10 a.m. after the standoff near Una Road following a Blue Alert Friday morning.Lee County Coroner Larry Logan said an autopsy will be performed on Tuesday.The McBee Police Officer was shot while responding to an incident on 11th Street near McBee High School, according to Chesterfield County Sheriff Cambo Streater.McBee Police Chief Tim Knight said the suspect fired at the officer “more than 60 times.”Lee County Sheriff Daniel Simon confirmed one of his deputies was grazed by a bullet by shots fired at officers on the scene.Simon said a patrol car burned after it was struck by bullets.He said sadly, the officer couldn’t get to his K9 in the car because of all the shots fired and the dog died in the fire.“We are a smaller agency, and we have to wear several different hats here. We are greatly saddened by the loss of K9 Mikka, who was as much a member of our team as my Chief Deputy who was injured,” said Sheriff Simon. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.

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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