PHOENIX (AP) - Gov. Doug Ducey has ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Friday to honor an Arizona Army National Guard soldier who died after collapsing during a training event.
Authorities said U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Robert Dwayne Bryant Jr. was taking a physical fitness test in preparation for the Basic Officer Leader Course when he fell during the run portion of the test Tuesday at Tempe Town Lake.
The 23-year-old Bryant was taken to a Tempe hospital where he died Wednesday.
The cause of death will be determined by the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Bryant was a second lieutenant in the 850th Military Police Battalion located at the Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix and was a member of the Phoenix Police Department in his civilian status.
Police officials said Thursday that funeral arrangements for Bryant were still pending.
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