Officer Andrew “Drew” Barr became a K-9 officer with his partner Molly, a black labrador retriever.
A South Carolina police officer was killed in the line of duty after responding to a domestic disturbance call early Sunday morning, officials said.
The man who shot Barr barricaded himself in the home and killed himself after a seven-hour standoff with law enforcement. His identity has not yet been released.
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