Echoes of “Justice for Ludwig” Crusade?
A 51 year-old female jogger was savagely attacked by two Rottweilers Monday in St. Charles Township, resulting in emergency surgery for the jogger and death to the two dogs.
According to a press release from the Kane County Sheriff’s office, on Monday at approximately 9:15 AM deputies responded to a report of two Rottweiller dogs attacking a woman at the 7N300 block of Windsor Dr in St Charles Township.
According to the report, the 51 year-old victim was jogging in the area when a Labradoodle dog ran from a yard to greet her in the street. The woman stopped and began escorting the dog back onto the property to the homeowner, who was in her driveway. As the victim walked up the driveway, two Rottweilers exited the home and began attacking her.
The homeowner and a passerby attempted to remove the dogs from the victim, but were unsuccessful. The passerby, a concealed carry license holder, was able to acquire his handgun and fired one shot into one of the Rottweilers. Both dogs released the victim and retreated.
The victim was transported to Delnor Hospital then flown by helicopter to Good Samaritan Hospital’s Trauma Center. She underwent emergency surgery and now her injuries are considered non-life threatening. The dog owner was also transported to Delnor Hospital for treatment after attempting to separate the dogs from the victim.
The Rottweiler who was shot succumbed to its injuries a short time later. The second Rottweiler was euthanized the following day.
The incident is almost certain to rekindle the controversy over another dog shot and killed while allegedly attacking a victim, this time in Wayne. The public outcry over that incident, captured by the phrase “Justice For Ludwig” (Ludwig being the name of the animal killed) forced Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain and Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser to hold a press conference in announcing their finding that the shooter in that case was justified in using lethal force against the animal on the grounds of having “reasonable fear for his life” while being allegedly attacked in his back yard along the Fox River.
The investigation into this incident is on-going.
