Oklahoma City police officer Sgt. Ryan Stark leans over the casket of his canine partner, Kye, who died after being stabbed by a burglary suspect. (Source: Today.com)
On Sunday, August 28th hundreds of people attended the Oklahoma City funeral held in honor of K9 Kye, a 3-year old Belgian German Shepherd that died as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty. Kye was sent off with full police honors.
More than 1,000 people and dozens of service dogs attended the funeral service last week for Kye, a 3-year-old Belgian German Shepherd that was stabbed to death by the suspect.
Kye’s partner since serving on the police department’s K-9 unit, Sgt. Ryan Stark, shed tears and expressed a final farewell to the dog before his flag-draped coffin was buried and the canine was given out a 21-gun salute.
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On August 24th, Kye was stabbed to death as his human partner, Sgt. Ryan Stark attempted to apprehend a burglary suspect. The suspect was killed in the altercation and the incident is under investigation.
