From Chelsea Phua:
AA Sacramento County Sheriff's Department K-9 unit dog was struck and killed by a passing motorist while pursuing a carjacking suspect Sunday evening, authorities said.
Ado (left photo) was part of a K-9 unit responding to a report of a carjacking of a 67-year-old man in the 6900 block of Lewiston Way at about 7 p.m. The victim reported that two men punched him, took his car keys and stole his white Ford Explorer.
Minutes later, the K-9 unit spotted the vehicle, which stopped in the parking lot of an apartment complex near 47th Avenue and 54th Street. The suspects exited the vehicle and fled. Ado and his partner, Anthony Jenkins, a 14-year-veteran deputy with the department, chased the suspects. Ado followed one of them through the apartment complex and across 47th Avenue, where a motorist hit him.
The suspects, who were wearing dark clothing, were not found.
Ado was a 5-year-old German Shepherd. He was certified in 2005 by Jenkins, a 41-year-old deputy who had been assigned to the K-9 unit since 2001.
Anyone with information is asked call the Sheriff's Department at (916) 874-5115, or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
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