On 9/24/26, at approximately 1:45 p.m., K9 Kylo, with the Portland Police Bureau, was shot and killed in the line of duty.
K9 Kylo was on his last day of duty before retiring and was assisting a multi-agency operation involving the United States Marshals (Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force) and the Gresham Police Department. They were attempting to arrest a violent offender who was wanted for murder. While attempting to apprehend this individual at the Chestnut Tree Inn near Southeast Stark Street and Southeast 97th Avenue, gunfire ensued and K9 Kylo was struck. The suspect was killed.
K9 Kylo was rushed to an emergency veterinary hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
K9 Kylo served the Portland Police Bureau for six years and was set to retire the following day.
Our prayers and condolences to K9 Kylo's handler and his partners with the Portland Police Bureau.
