Border Patrol K9 agent killed while trying to detain suspect in El Paso

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
K-9 agent shot and killed during confrontation in El Paso
Watch the video above about K-9 agent Bulder, who was shot and killed in El Paso during a confrontation.

EL PASO, Texas -- A Border Patrol K9 agent was shot and killed while trying to detain a suspect.

Bulder, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois, was shot to death by the 62-year-old suspect while executing a search warrant on Tuesday. During the incident, agents shot back and killed the suspect.

Bulder had been with Border Patrol's tactical unit for about a year. He is the sixth police K9 killed in the line of duty this year.

According to Border Patrol, Bulder will be given a burial with full honors.

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