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Texas deputy dies of heart attack during K-9 training

Deputy Sheriff Mark Cox, 57, had served as a law enforcement officer for 8 years

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Pictured is Mark Cox.

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Duty Death: Mark A. Cox - [Liberty Hill]

End of Service: 25/09/2018

By Police1 Staff

LIBERTY HILL, Texas — A Texas sheriff’s deputy was conducting K-9 training when he suffered a fatal heart attack, ODMP reported.

Deputy Sheriff Mark A. Cox was a Navy veteran who had already worked in law enforcement for five years prior to joining the Real County Sheriff’s Office in 2015.

https://twitter.com/SheriffChody/status/1045744692040806400

Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody memorialized Cox on Twitter by posting a photo of the LEO in uniform with a caption that read, “Thank you for your service, Deputy Cox. RIP.”

Cox is survived by his wife and two children.

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