K9 Zeke – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Died – 3/14/24
Handler – Sgt. Tyron Meik

Retired Harrisburg police dog who survived gunshot dies

K9 Zeke was s hot in the neck on March 15, 2013, and was flown by helicopter to an animal hospital. Six weeks later, he was back on the job.A retired Harrisburg K9 passed away this morning.According to his Facebook page, K9 Zeke passed away in the morning hours of Thursday, March 14. He was able to enjoy one last trip in his police K9 vehicle with a well-deserved police escort to Vet Check in York. Friday, March 15 marks the 11th anniversary of Zeke’s shooting while on the line of duty. In 2013, Zeke was called to assist a local police agency locate a suspect involved in a shooting and stabbing. According to Zeke Gear, K9 Zeke quickly picked up the trail and located the suspect. He engaged and held the suspect, but was shot point-blank in the neck. Zeke never released his grip and did exactly as he was trained to do, according to Zeke Gear. Due to his severe injury and extensive blood loss, he was flown by helicopter to Rossmoyne Animal Emergency Trauma Center to be treated.Remarkably, after just six weeks of recovery, K9 Zeke returned to full active duty. “[Zeke’s] life was full of love and honor since retiring from the Harrisburg Police Department,” the Facebook post wrote.

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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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