COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — U.S. and Ohio flags will be flown at half-staff in Columbus and Hamilton County in memory of a Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty late last week.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued the order Sunday, stating the flags on all public buildings and grounds in Hamilton County, the Ohio Statehouse, the Vern Riffe Center, and the Rhodes State Office Tower will remain at half-staff following Sunday’s National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service .
DeWine issued the order in memory of Deputy Larry Henderson , who was struck and killed Friday, allegedly driven by the father of a teenager shot and killed by Cincinnati police the day before.
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In a social media post Sunday, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office identified Henderson as the victim in Friday’s crash for the first time, saying he was a 33-year veteran of the department…