Friends, family and fellow officers and firefighters gathered at a Delaware County church Saturday to pay their last respects to slain Darby Borough officer Mark Hudson who was killed in his Darby Township home a week ago.
Services for 26-year-old part-time Darby Borough Police officer and volunteer Yeadon Borough firefighter Mark Hudson began when his casket was carried into St. Joseph's Church in Collingdale as loved ones looked on.
The viewing was held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and the mass began immediately after.
Following the service, a motorcade, led by a fire truck carrying Hudson's body, passed the Yeadon Fire House and the Darby Borough Police Station on its way to his burial site at Mount Zion Cemetery in Collingdale.
Hudson's 27-year-old girlfriend, Tyaina Finch, is facing murder charges for his shooting death, court records show. She is being held at the George Hill Correctional Facility.
"He was murdered, it's that simple," Smythe said. "When the facts come out, it might be more of an assassination than a murder."
Finch initially told authorities the shooting was accidental, but later changed her story and told authorities she acted in self-defense, police said.
The couple had a history of domestic disputes, including an incident last August which, police say, involved Finch grabbing an 8-inch kitchen knife and creaming at Hudson.
Hudson was a 4-year veteran of the Darby Borough Police Department. He worked there part-time and was soon to be recommended for full-time duty due to the quality of his work.
He had also volunteered with the Yeadon Fire Company since he was 16-years-old.
