This month’s deadly police shooting in Punta Gorda has left the department’s K9 unit in limbo.
WWSB-TV reports the department’s only K9 officer remains on leave as the FDLE continues investigating.
Officer Lee Coel shot 73-year-old Mary Knowlton during a training exercise at a citizens police academy
Coel keeps taking care of his dog Spirit while on leave.
The program’s future remains unclear until the FDLE’s investigation concludes.