INDEPENDENCE, Va. — Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered that flags in Virginia be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, December 2, in honor of Virginia Department of Corrections Officer Jeremy Lewis Hall, who was killed in the line of duty on November 17, 2025 .

Lewis died during an inmate attack at River North Correctional Center in Grayson County. Authorities said 32-year-old John Holomon Russell attacked Hall. Two other officers were hurt in the attack, while Hall died after being taken to a local hospital.

In a statement issued Monday, Youngkin directed that the flags of the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia be lowered to half-staff at sunrise and remain so until sunset.

"Officer Hall faithfully served the Virginia Department of Corrections since April 25, 2024, and his co

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