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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice delivers his annual State of the State address in the House Chambers at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on Jan. 11, 2023. The House of Delegates passed a bill Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, that would split the Department of Health and Human Resources into three new departments. Justice last year vetoed a bill passed by lawmakers that would have split the agency into two parts. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson, File)

West Virginia’s new ‘Cassie Johnson’ law makes obstructing police, ‘causing death’ a felony

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This undated photo provided by the City of Charleston, W.Va., shows police Officer Cassie Johnson. Johnson died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, two days after being shot by a suspect in Charleston. Johnson, 28, joined the city as a humane officer in October 2017 and was sworn in as a patrol officer in January 2019. (Courtesy of City of Charleston, W.Va. via AP)

West Virginia police officer dies 2 days after being shot

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