Virginia flags ordered at half-staff in honor of Capitol police officer U.S. Capitol Police Officer Billy Evans. By Pat Thomas | WDBJ | April 15, 2021 at 12:34 PM EDT - Updated April 15 at 12:36 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Governor Ralph Northam has ordered U.S. and Virginia flags flown at half-staff Thursday, April 15, in honor of a Capitol police officer from Virginia killed when a driver hit a barricade.
The order reads as follows:
In accordance with the authority vested in me as Governor, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the commonwealth of Virginia are to be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the commonwealth of Virginia in respect and memory of United States Capitol Police Officer William F. “Billy” Evans, of Burke, Virginia.
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Phoenix, Arizona - In coordination with President Biden’s proclamation, Governor Doug Ducey Friday ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff until sunset on April 6, 2021 to honor United States Capitol Police Officer William F. Evans, who was killed in the line of duty defending the U.S. Capitol from an attack Friday.
“Arizona joins our nation in mourning the loss of Officer William F. Evans, who tragically lost his life defending the U.S. Capitol,” said Governor Ducey. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Officer Evans’s family, friends and colleagues. We are also praying for the recovery of the second officer injured today. I’ve ordered flags be lowered to half-staff to honor Officer Evans’s life and the sacrifice he made in service to the public.”