U.S. Marshals K9 Rocky returns to full duty after being shot during Houston manhunt
HOUSTON – A U.S. Marshals Service K-9 officer has defied the odds by returning to full-time duty after sustaining two gunshot wounds during a high-stakes manhunt earlier this year.
Rocky, one of only six tactical K-9s serving with the U.S. Marshals nationwide and assigned to the Southern District of Texas, sustained bullet injuries to his nose and neck while tracking down a suspect accused of killing Brazoria County Deputy Jesus Vargas in January.