YARMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - The police dog shot when his handler was killed while serving an arrest warrant in Massachusetts has been released from a veterinary hospital.
Yarmouth police say Nero was released Wednesday, the same day as Yarmouth K-9 Officer Sean Gannon’s funeral.
Police say the Belgian malinois was taken in Gannon’s cruiser to the home of retired Yarmouth K-9 Officer Peter McClelland. McClelland stayed in the hospital by Nero’s side for 144 consecutive hours.
Once Nero is fully healed, he will return to Gannon’s family.
Nero was shot in the face and neck on April 12 while Gannon and other officers were serving an arrest warrant at a Barnstable home.
In addition to a murder charge, the suspect in the case has been charged with mistreating or interfering with a police dog.
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