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El Paso County fallen deputy honored at flag-raising ceremony

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office held a flag-raising ceremony Friday to honor the late Deputy Andrew Peery.

Peery was killed in the line of duty last Sunday evening.

The flag in the ceremony will be draped on the casket of Peery at his upcoming funeral service next Monday.

The flag-raising ceremony was held in front of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office at 9 a.m. with a large crowd of law enforcement officers present.

Watch the ceremony in the player above.