Memorial planned to honor Rivan, Virginia K-9 officer killed by MS-13 members during prison attack

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Memorial planned to honor Rivan, Virginia K-9 officer killed by MS-13 members during prison attack

SUSSEX, Va. A memorial service will be held Thursday to honor the K-9 officer killed "heroically protecting" others as a fight broke out at the Sussex I State Prison. Rivan, the K-9, was killed while protecting his assigned corrections officer, prison staff and other inmates during an attack by members of the MS-13 gang against another inmate on April 2, according to officials with the Virginia Department of Corrections."Rivan was violently and…