K9 Draco – Mount Airy, North Carolina

Died – 10/16/24
Handler – Corporal Hutchens

K-9 officer killed during suspect chase in Mount Airy

A K-9 officer is dead after a chase Wednesday in Mount Airy involving a suspect on the run for a fatal double shooting the day before in Cumberland County.According to the Mount Airy Police Department, K-9 Draco was shot and killed while officers were chasing Desmund Moore, 42.The city of Mount Airy said the officers were involved in a chase with an armed suspect in the Flatlock area.It was not immediately known what time he was killed or how far from the wreck the confrontation happened. The Mount Airy Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for information late Wednesday.Earlier in the day, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office had announced that murder warrants had been issued for Moore in the killings late Tuesday morning of Jefferson Taylor Duggins, 32, and Arthur Knight Acosta, 21.Duggins and Taylor were employees with NC Window Cleaning and were found shot to death outside the gate of a private home on Yarborough Road near Hope Mills and Gray’s Creek. Their bodies were discovered by their boss a half hour after they failed to show up for a 10:30 a.m. appointment. He’d gone to the gate to check on them when he discovered the bodies lying near their bullet-riddled work truck, according to a 911 call.A motive in the killings was not released by officials.Police said the Moore died in during the chase and subsequent shootout.”K-9 Draco died a hero and will be deeply missed,” the police department said on Facebook.It is unclear what lead to the chase. Please keep the Mount Airy Police Department and K9 Draco’s handler Corporal Hutchens in your prayers.

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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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