IN Officer Still Fighting for Life After Aug. 10 Shooting

Richmond, IN, Police Officer Seara Burton’s condition remains critical, a letter penned Wednesday by the Richmond Police Department's top brass said.
Richmond, IN, Police Officer Seara Burton’s condition remains critical, a letter penned Wednesday by the Richmond Police Department's top brass said.
Officer Seara Burton, 28, a four-year member of the Richmond PD who recently became a K9 officer, was taken to Reid Health, then flown by medical helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.
Officers were attempting to serve an arrest warrant charging the man with felonious assault, but when they arrived at his home, he ran and hid in the basement.
It was a dramatic scene as the police helicopter landed in Jacksonville Beach. First responders flew the dog across the county, rushing Huk to the emergency vet with three gunshot wounds — bullets in his neck, hind and wrist.
The Pascagoula Police Department reports that K-9 Exo and his handler, Officer Prisock, were tracking a suspect when the suspect “fired shots at our officers and hit K-9 Exo."
During her 11-year police career, Ruby and her handler Corporal Daniel O’Neil participated in many search and rescue missions as part of the K-9 Unit and volunteered with the Community, Diversity and Equity Unit, appearing in schools and at many events.
Officer Roy Andrew "Drew" Barr, 28, was a firefighter, EMT, and police officer. He came to Cayce PD in 2016. In 2020 he was promoted to the K-9 unit with his dog Molly.
On Sunday morning, Granville County deputies responded to a report of a fire in Antioch. Deputies determined the suspect could be hiding in the crawl space of a home and that he might still be armed.
Just before 11 p.m. on Monday night, Manitou Springs Police Department officers and El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a business on a report of a person menacing others with a firearm.
K-9 Buddy was released to apprehend the suspect. The suspect fled over a privacy fence and Buddy went over the fence after him, continuing to pursue the man into a wooded area, police said.
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