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Olivia W. Hill

Gender : Female

Age : 3

Race : White

Date : 08/11/2025

Location : Backyard of residence, Burlington

City : Burlington

County : Kit Carson

State : Colorado

Agency : Kit Carson County Sheriff’s Office, Burlington Police Department

Officer(s) :Nathan Hill

Cause of Death : K9

Event : Child killed by former narcotics K-9 in domestic setting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Burlington Police Chief Nathan Hill’s 3-year-old daughter was killed in a dog attack at the family’s home on August 11, 2025. The dog, a retired German Shepherd previously used for narcotics detection by the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office, was being kept at the home after the agency ended its K-9 program. The dog had no training in bite, apprehension, or protection work. Deputies responding to a 911 call found the child and her mother in the backyard with the dog already secured in a kennel. The child was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead. The dog was euthanized at the Burlington Dog Pound. Authorities have stated there is no record of prior aggressive behavior by the dog while in service, and the incident remains under investigation as a non-criminal matter.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://people.com/former-k-9-kills-3-year-old-daughter-of-police-chief-deadly-attack-11790163
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/former-police-k9-kills-colorado-child-kit-carson-county/
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/burlington-police-chiefs-3-year-old-daughter-killed-by-departments-k-9
https://www.kktv.com/2025/08/12/colorado-police-chiefs-3-year-old-daughter-killed-dog-attack-involving-former-k9/
https://www.police1.com/k-9/former-colo-k-9-kills-police-chiefs-3-year-old-daughter-in-home-incident
https://nypost.com/2025/08/13/us-news/colorado-police-chiefs-toddler-killed-by-k-9-named-draco