K-9 dies inside DC police cruiser

WASHINGTON - A Metropolitan Police Department bomb-detecting K-9 was found dead Monday morning inside a marked cruiser. 

Police say K-9 Rocket was inside a secured car that was parked and idling on New York Avenue Northeast.

Rocket

Authorities are now investigating if the car's temperature monitoring and alarm system malfunctioned.

Rocket was a seven-year-old Malinois Shepherd.