Gov. Andy Beshear joins families and law enforcement to remember two who died in the line of duty

RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The Commonwealth paused to honor the lives of two Kentucky law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty on Thursday.

At the Department of Criminal Justice Training Center in Richmond, a solemn crowd of officers, community members, and state leaders, including Governor Andy Beshear, gathered to pay tribute.

The names of Deputy Joshua Phipps of the Russell County Sheriff’s Office and Sergeant William Jackson of the Winchester Police Department were officially added to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial.

Loved ones of those lost spoke at Thursday’s ceremony.

“And nothing can prepare you for the ache that follows, but even in that pain I know what

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