A Wethersfield Police dog has died from injuries sustained while pursuing a kidnapping suspect on Monday night.
Wethersfield Police said they were responding to a call about a woman abducted from Hartford who was being held in a motel on the Silas Deane Highway, near Executive Square and officers found the suspect in a thicket.
The police dog, K9 Thor, started chasing the suspect and his handler lost sight of him, police said.
Officers found someone matching the suspect's condition in Rocky Hill and a state trooper found Thor on the ground with internal bleeding.
He was brought to an animal hospital, where he received a blood transfusion, but somehow he got a blood clot and died, police said. It's not clear how Thor was injured.
Police said K-9 Thor died on Tuesday night and the department will be making arrangements to honor him.
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“Our deepest condolences remain with Officer Nuno Martins and his family during this difficult time, just as K-9 Thor’s courage in deeds will remain in our hearts,” police said in a Facebook post.
