Nero, the K9 who was shot along with his police officer handler is back on his feet after emergency surgeries.Officer Sean Gannon and Nero were shot last Thursday during a joint operation serving an arrest warrant for an alleged probation violation at a home in Marstons Mills, police said.Gannon was taken to Cape Cod Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Nero was taken to animal hospitals for emergency surgeries.Nero is recovering at Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists in Buzzards Bay. “He’s starting to eat, the biggest struggle right now we’re having medically is that he’s having some arrhythmia in his heart that’s just after a shock event,” Louisa Rahilly of Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists said.“After seeing Nero and his recovery and having just a few moments with him I walked out there better than when I walked in,” Chief Fred Fredrickson of the Yarmouth Police Dept said Sunday.An eight-year veteran of the force, Gannon was married and a graduate of both Bishop Stang High School in Dartmouth and Westfield State University. He previously worked for the Nantucket and Stonehill College police departments.K-9 Nero and Gannon began their partnership on April 18, 2017, when the dog was 16 months old.Nero is certified in tracking, building and area searches, apprehension, crowd control and handler protection.The Yarmouth Police Foundation is accepting donations for both Nero and Officer Gannon Memorial Fund. You can donate here.
YARMOUTH, Mass. — Nero, the K9 who was shot along with his police officer handler is back on his feet after emergency surgeries.
Officer Sean Gannon and Nero were shot last Thursday during a joint operation serving an arrest warrant for an alleged probation violation at a home in Marstons Mills, police said.
Gannon was taken to Cape Cod Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Nero was taken to animal hospitals for emergency surgeries.
Nero is recovering at Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists in Buzzards Bay. “He’s starting to eat, the biggest struggle right now we’re having medically is that he’s having some arrhythmia in his heart that’s just after a shock event,” Louisa Rahilly of Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists said.
“After seeing Nero and his recovery and having just a few moments with him I walked out there better than when I walked in,” Chief Fred Fredrickson of the Yarmouth Police Dept said Sunday.
An eight-year veteran of the force, Gannon was married and a graduate of both Bishop Stang High School in Dartmouth and Westfield State University. He previously worked for the Nantucket and Stonehill College police departments.
K-9 Nero and Gannon began their partnership on April 18, 2017, when the dog was 16 months old.
Nero is certified in tracking, building and area searches, apprehension, crowd control and handler protection.
The Yarmouth Police Foundation is accepting donations for both Nero and Officer Gannon Memorial Fund.
You can donate here.
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