Kane County Sheriff’s deputies gave their final honors to K-9 Hudson yesterday after the police dog was shot and killed in the line of duty Wednesday afternoon in Geneva.
Hudson, a Dutch Shephard and 6-year veteran of the force, was killed while attempting to subdue a carjacking offender who brandished a gun after having been stopped by Kane County deputies at the intersection of Randall Road and Fabyan Parkway in Geneva following a high-speed chase from South Elgin. As gunfire was exchanged between the offender and the deputies, Hudson was shot in the crossfire.
The offender was also shot and killed in the exchange.
In a press conference, Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain stated that the loss of Hudson was “devastating'” to the force and the animal’s handlers.
“We have a very large K-9 unit, the largest outside of the Cook County, and it’s a very close-knit family. This is a big loss for us.”
Update: The Kane County Sheriff’s Office posted the following memorial on its Facebook page this afternoon:
You brought me home
One sunny day
With you for years
I would surely stay.
I met your pack
Children and wife
I began to love
My new-found life.
I slept on your couch
At the foot of your bed
You looked at me lovingly
While petting my head.
We trained for months
And our bonding grew
We were both partners
Buddies in Blue.
We did school demo’s
And I never did wrong
Over all of the years
My love for you grew strong.
How I loved to work
To stand up and bark
In the back of our car
From light until dark.
We went call to call
Having fun all the way
Until the call came
On that one fateful day.
A man with a gun
The dispatcher did say
I jumped from my car
When it pointed your way.
Before leaving home I was told
“keep him safe” by your wife
I knew at that moment
For you I would give my life.
The bullet struck hard
Steady and true
The bullet struck me instead
Of striking you.
When you go home tonight
Tell your wife I did good
Strong, Tall and Proud
On the ground that I stood.
I’m dead and gone now
This much is true
But I’ve done my job well
Of protecting you.
Rest Easy K9 Hudson
End of Watch: 5-24-2023
Thank you for your six years of selfless service. We will never forget you.
