Avery M. Hudson

Flint Police Dept. — Flint, MI

Felonious

End of Watch June 28, 1923

Age 24

Tour of Duty 1 mo

The Vigil Panel 45 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 12

Incident

Police Officer Avery Hudson was shot and killed while attempting to make a traffic stop. When the driver refused to stop, Officer Hudson pulled his motorcycle alongside the car and jumped onto the running board. As he did so, the driver of the vehicle produced a gun and shot Officer Hudson three times. A witness got his license plate number. The 25-year-old ex-convict had robbed a drug store in Saginaw and was on his way back to his room at a boarding house in Flint when he shot Officer Hudson. As soon as the suspect arrived back in Flint, two officers who went to his room were met with gunfire. One officer was wounded as they returned fire, mortally wounding the suspect. He died in a hospital two weeks later. Officer Hudson had served with the Flint Police Department for only one month. He was survived by his 3-year-old daughter, parents, and three sisters. He is buried at Rowlett Creek Cemetery in Plano, Collin County, Texas.

Survivors

He was survived by his 3-year-old daughter, parents, and three sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hudson served with the Flint Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Flint community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hudson.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Flint Police Dept.

Location Flint, MI

Platform Identity fpd.genesee.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 28, 1923

Tour of Duty 1 mo

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Police Officer Avery M. Hudson is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Flint Police Dept., 4 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.8% of this agency's fallen.

Flint Police Dept.

of 13 officers

30.8% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 718 officers

59.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious