Governor Inslee is deeply saddened by the death of Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Deputy Justin DeRosier, 29, and directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities, including schools and support buildings, be lowered to half-staff in his memory on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, and remain at half-staff until close of business on Wednesday, April 24.
Deputy DeRosier was killed in the line of duty on April 13, 2019.