RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered all U.S. and Virginia flags across Virginia to be lowered to half-staff Monday in honor of a fallen Newport News officer.
Officer Katie Thyne was killed Jan. 23 after being dragged by a car that was fleeing a traffic stop in Newport News.
The flag order honoring her will be from sunrise to sunset Monday, according to a tweet from the Virginia Capitol Police.
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