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NYPD K9 named for fallen officer dies

Angel has passed away after a battle with cancer.
Credit: NYPD
Angel has passed away after a brief battle with cancer, New York police say.

New York police are mourning one of its own: a K9 officer named Angel.

Angel died after a battle with cancer. The department posted a photo on its Facebook page of Angel being taken in to be euthanized.

Angel was named for Detective Rafael Ramos after his line-of-duty death.

Her sister K9, Liu Liu -- named for Ramos' partner, Detective Wenjian Liu, who also died in the line-of-duty -- remains on duty.

Ramos and Liu were killed in a 2014 ambush, according to CBS in New York, who also said the suspect committed suicide.

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