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Flags To Fly At Half Staff In Honor Of Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim

CHICAGO (CBS)-- U.S. and state flags will fly at half staff at government facilities across Illinois, in honor of a Champaign police officer killed in the line of duty.

The flag honors will last until sunset this evening for 44-year-old Officer Chris Oberheim. He was fatally shot while responding to a domestic disturbance last Wednesday morning.

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Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim (Source: Champaign Police Department)

Oberheim had been with the Champaign Police Department since 2008. He began his career with the Decatur Police Department.

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