K-9 Hero On The Mend

PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — K-9 Eros continues to improve from his injuries. He is wearing a new collar and is getting around without his cone.

His veterinarian also removed his drain tubes and cut back on some of his medication.

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Eros, a member of the Placer County Sheriff's Department, suffered a wound to his hip in a shooting on January 15 while confronting a 48-year-old man from Montana who allegedly shot and killed a 93-year-old Penryn woman.

The man later shot and killed himself.