UPDATE (6/2/25)
The Waco Police Department is sharing more information about the recovery of K9 Officer Andor.
Andor is scheduled for surgery on Monday to repair his severely injured shoulder. He was put in a cast to immobilize the shoulder.
Following the surgery the department hopes Andor will recover at home.
ORIGINAL
Waco PD says a man shot a K9 officer while officers attempted to apprehend a suspect around 7 p.m. Wednesday. Andor was transported to a local animal medical emergency facility and is in stable condition.
Police were called to the 2700 block of Homan Avenue for a civil disturbance with a gun. The caller said that a man was at the location threatening to shoot her husband.
Police found the man at a residence in the nearby block of 2900 Homan.
Andor approached where the man was hiding; he shot Andor in the chest.
He's been identified 18-year-old Darrin King. He was arrested and charged with six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, interference with police service animals, and possession of a prohibited weapon, all felonies.
