LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department honored two of its officers Wednesday for their heroic efforts in helping rush K9 Enzo to a nearby animal hospital after a man stabbed him.
The incident happened on March 29 when police responded to a call of a suicidal man. When officers arrived they found the man barricaded with a small fire in an apartment. SWAT, a K9 team and negotiators were called in to help assist.
Officers deployed Enzo to stop the man who had a knife and was threatening to attack police officers. Enzo raced toward the man, biting him on the left bicep and refusing to let go, despite being repeatedly stabbed.
Officers rushed Enzo to a nearby veterinary hospital where he was stabilized, but he was required to be transferred to another animal hospital for more care on the other side of town.
The only option was to transport Enzo by helicopter: In come, Officer Kenneth Sager and Officer Pilot Patrick Sherwood.
Sager said it took the teamwork of several agencies to help save Enzo’s life after he was stabbed several times by a man threatening officers. Sager was with Enzo and his partner Officer Remi Damole on that fateful day.