Koton or Rando (died 1991) was a

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who played Jerry Lee in the 1989 movie '' K-9'' with

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. He also starred in a short lived TV series of the same name. Prior to being in the movie/TV series, Koton worked for the

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as a K-9 officer. During his policing career he was responsible for over 24 felony arrests and in October 1991 located 10 kilograms of cocaine worth more than . On November 18, 1991, Koton was fatally shot while trying to apprehend a suspect in the murder of a police officer. ''People'' magazine stated that the dog in the film was named Rando, not Koton.

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