Flags will be lowered to half-staff in Olive Branch on Thursday in honor of a police officer killed in an ATV wreck.
“It is with grief and sadness that we share the untimely passing of one of our finest in blue, Lieutenant Ronnie Flanigan who succumbed to his injuries he sustained from an ATV accident over the weekend,” a statement released Wednesday by the City of Olive Branch reads.
Flanigan, 62, began his career in law enforcement with the Olive Branch Police Department in 2003 before working his way into a lieutenant position in 2014. According to city officials, Flanigan “received several letters from citizens thanking him for going above and beyond” over his 23 years with OBPD.
Mayor Ken Adams, as part of the city’s announcement, ordered all flags to fly at half-staff in memory and out of respect for Flanigan and his family.
Flanigan will be buried at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park on Saturday after a visitation is held from 12 until 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Olive Branch.
