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According to the VADOC, Rivan was killed in the line of duty earlier this month, "heroically protecting" his assigned Correction Officer, staff, and other inmates at Sussex I State Prison.

A packed crowd at the Virginia Department of Corrections Academy for Staff Development gathered Thursday to honor Rivan, the K-9 who lost his life in the line of duty.

A police dog was stabbed and killed protecting an officer during an attack by MS-13 gang members at a state prison in Virginia.

On Tuesday, April 2, three inmates affiliated with the MS-13 gang who are housed at Sussex I State Prison viciously attacked another inmate within one of the…

A police dog was stabbed and killed protecting an officer during an attack by MS-13 gang members at a state prison in Virginia.

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.

Virginia prison officials say a K-9 has died after “heroically” protecting a correctional officer, who was responding to a violent attack involving apparent gang 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.

A K-9 dog assigned to the Sussex I State Prison in Sussex COunty was killed on Tuesday after inmates repeatedly stabbed and kicked the dog, named Rivan.

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