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Polk County Sheriff’s Office K9 Ace had been shot repeated times and critically wounded while protecting his human deputies from harm. The tragic event occurred on August 6, 2026 in Kathleen, Florida.
K9 Ace absorbed the gunshots; his handler (Deputy Sheriff Oestreich) and two other deputies were unharmed. The suspect, Angel Bowers, 27, was killed by return fire during the incident. The dog had been struck by bullets in the left center of his chest which exited through his left front shoulder; shattering his leg and clipping his brachial artery. The initial damage caused Ace to nearly bleed to death…