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KCSO DEPUTIES SHOOT, KILL MAN AFTER BRIEF STANDOFF

KCSO DEPUTIES SHOOT, KILL MAN AFTER BRIEF STANDOFF

A Kendall County man is dead after a brief standoff with Kendall County Sheriff’s Office deputies Wednesday morning. 

Deputies responded to a call at 4:55 a.m. in the 100 block of the Bent Tree Subdivision after receiving calls about a male subject standing in the roadway in his underwear, brandishing a weapon. 

While deputies were responding, dispatch advised that the caller reported the suspect, later identified as Austin Hodo, had fired a shot in his direction. 

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