K9 Patroller Dies After 3 Years With Fort Worth Police Department

By Taylor Boser • Published April 24, 2019 • Updated on April 24, 2019 at 1:29 pm

A K9 patroller who had been a part of the Fort Worth Police Department for three years died Tuesday.

FWPD tweeted photos of Bak, who suffered from Systemic Lupus Erythematosis.

He was born May 14, 2014 and joined the police team April 14, 2016.

We lost #K9 Bak yesterday. Bak suffered from Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE).

Bak was born on May 14, 2014 & became a #FortWorth K9 patroller on April 14, 2016. We already miss him.
#ThankYou for everything you did for #FortWorth #RIP buddy. pic.twitter.com/U21RbOUM2e
— Fort Worth Police (@fortworthpd) April 24, 2019