Died – 8/22/24
Handler – Officer Allen Averbeck
Odin, and his handler, Officer Allen Averbeck, were both shot during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect on 8/22/24 near the intersection of E. Sixth Street and Liberty Street in Alton. Alton Mayor David Goins said Averbeck’s ballistic vest took most of the impact and the officer is expected to make a full recovery. Averbeck’s condition has not been updated by the police. Officer Averbeck and his partner were engaged in a shootout with a man suspected of being involved in an earlier shooting late Wednesday night in the 2300 block of East Broadway. The suspect was himself shot during the exchange and was rushed to OSF St. Anthony’s Hospital and flown to a St. Louis trauma center. Illinois State Police confirmed in a press release that the suspect died from their injuries.