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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin honored a K-9 that was killed while defending an officer trying to settle a prison fight between verified MS-13 members.

A K-9 was stabbed to death by MS-13 gang members while heroically protecting a corrections officer and another inmate during an attack at a Virginia prison, officials said.

The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is mourning the death of Rivan, a K-9 killed while heroically protecting its assigned Corrections Officer.

A police dog was killed by illegal immigrant MS-13 gang members who stabbed and kicked the K-9 as he was trying to restore order amid a gang beating at a Virginia prison, according to authorities.

VADOC says the dog's killers were known members of the MS-13 gang who were serving time for various offenses, including murder

The officer had no serious injuries, officials said, because of her training and "Rivan's courageous actions."

The corrections officer suffered no serious injuries due to the actions of her assigned K-9, a Belgian Malinois named Rivan.

A K-9 officer died in the line of duty Tuesday while protecting a corrections officer from an attack by MS-13 gang members in a Virginia prison, officials said.

A K-9 officer died in the line of duty Tuesday while protecting a corrections officer from an attack by MS-13 gang members in a Virginia prison, officials said.

A K-9 officer died in the line of duty Tuesday while protecting a corrections officer from an attack by MS-13 gang members in a Virginia prison, officials said.