K9 Bulder – El Paso, Texas

Died – 12/17/19

K-9 agent shot and killed in northeast shooting was with Border Patrol unit for 1 year

The Border Patrol tactical unit is mourning the loss of one of their own K-9 agents after he was shot and killed during a confrontation in northeast El Paso Tuesday morning. Bulder was a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois that had been serving with a Special Border Patrol Tactical unit for a year. Bulder was with agents while they were attempting to execute a search and arrest warrant to a 62-year-old suspect who had charges of illegal possession and manufacturing of firearms. During the execution of the arrest warrant, the suspect was confronted in the backyard of a residence in the 4500 block of Capricorn Drive. At that time, the suspect shot and killed Bulder and continued shooting at the agents as well. Agents returned fire and the suspect was shot and died on the scene. Tim Sullivan, Chief Patrol Agent with the U.S. Border Special Operations group shared a photo of Bulder with ABC-7 and wrote in his email, “Please let the public know that this K-9 agent and his partner, without a doubt, saved other agents from significant injury and possibly death.” The loss of Bulder will be treated in much the same way that the loss of a human police officer will be treated and he will be given a burial with honors in the coming days.

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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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