K-9 Sacrifices Life to Protect Officer During Gang Attack at Virginia Prison
Richmond, Va. – A K-9 has tragically lost its life while heroically protecting a correctional officer from a violent gang-related attack, according to Virginia prison officials. The K-9, named Rivan, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois, succumbed to injuries sustained during an altercation involving three inmates affiliated with the MS-13 gang at the Sussex I State Prison. The inmates allegedly attacked another inmate, with one overseeing the assault, prompting Corrections Officer Kharmishia Phillip Fields and Rivan to …