The Chehalis Police Department is mourning K-9 Reign, who died unexpectedly Tuesday night during routine training. He died due to an “unexpected medical event,” the department said.
Reign, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois, joined the Chehalis Police Department in 2013 and was paired with Officer Wayne Ayres. The department described the duo as a “very effective team,” and they were responsible for several successful evidence searches, for discovering a large amount of narcotics, and for apprehending multiple suspects.
The K-9 died almost immediately, despite first aid attempts. He will be taken to Washington State University so that a cause of death can be determined, the Chehalis Police Department said.
“Reign was an important member of our law enforcement family and will be dearly missed,” the department wrote on Facebook.
