HUDSON, Wis. — St. Croix County sheriff’s deputy Kaitie Leising was killed in the line of duty Saturday evening, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice. She was laid to rest Friday.

Her funeral was held at Hudson High School, with a public visitation from 9 a.m. to noon. A service with law enforcement honors commenced immediately after the visitation, and a procession shortly after.

Gov. Tony Evers also ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Friday to honor Leising.

Leising served with the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office since 2022, the sheriff's office said. She previously worked with the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office in South Dakota for two years, before she and her wife Courtney Leising decided to move to Wisconsin.

In addition to her wife, Leising left behind a 3-month-old son, Syler.

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