Jacksonville, FL — Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office K-9 Fang is being memorialized, after being fatally shot while on the job.
17-year-old Jhamel Paskel is accused of killing K-9 Fang on September 30th, while K-9 Fang was chasing him. Paskel was suspected in an armed carjacking and kidnapping around Lem Turner. K-9 Fang was released to pursue Paskel, who allegedly shot him in order to continue fleeing. He was later caught.
Paskel is being charged as an adult for armed kidnapping, armed robbery, and killing a police dog.
K-9 Fang was a three-year-old German Shepherd, handled by K-9 Officer Matt Herrera. JSO says K-9 Fang has directly been responsible for catching some of the most violent criminals in the area.
JSO says law enforcement from across the state came to today’s Memorial ceremony for K-9 Fang.