WATCH: Braintree's K9 Kitt Memorial Dedication

BRAINTREE, MA — Braintree officials hosted a rededication of the Braintree Police Memorial on Thursday, and unveiled a monument to a special member of the police force.

During the ceremony, which can be viewed in the video below, the department unveiled a bronze statue of K9 Kitt, the department's late police dog who was shot and killed in 2021.

Kitt was shot and killed when police responded to a domestic violence situation in June 2021. Officers Matthew Donaghue and William Cushing Jr. were injured with multiple gunshot wounds while responding to the Braintree Village apartments. Authorities identified the suspect as Andrew Homen, 34, of Brockton. Homen was shot-and-killed after ambushing the officers in the woods, according to the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office.

Cushing was Kitt's partner and is responsible for the creation of the K9 Kitt Foundation in June 2022. The foundation’s goal is to provide medical relief to injured K9s across the country, officials said. Funds raised by the foundation support K9 teams nationwide by assisting with equipment, training, and public awareness.

In November of last year, South Shore Plaza also announced they planned to create a memorial for Kitt that would be placed in the mall's food court.