Flags Ordered To Half-Staff In Honor Of Fallen Gwinnett Officer

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — Gov. Brian Kemp ordered flags at half-staff Tuesday in honor of the Gwinnett corrections officer who was shot and killed Dec. 13 outside of the Gwinnett Correctional Center.

Kemp ordered the flag on the State Capitol and flags in Gwinnett County to be flown half-staff until sunset in honor of senior corrections officer Scott Riner, 59.

The funeral for Riner is 11 a.m. Tuesday at North Metro Church.

According to Suwaneee city officials, Riner's funeral will cause the following road closures, starting at 10:15 a.m.: Peachtree Industrial Boulevard to northboung to McGinnis Ferry, McGinnis Ferry eastbound to Old Peachtree and Old Peachtree northbound to Horizon Drive.

The police procession will transport Riner to the West View Cemetery in Monticello, police said.

Riner was with the Gwinnett Correctional Center for more than 10 years. Gwinnett County Police said Riner was married to wife Elana, who is a member of the Gwinnett Department of Fire and Emergency Services, for 22 years.

Riner had a son, daughter and one grandson, police said.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing and watching Youtube videos with his grandson, according to his obituary.

"Best described in his later years as an 'old soul,' Scott enjoyed the simpler things and would love to reminisce of times spent with his sister, brother, aunts, uncles and cousins who were all very important to him," his obituary read.

It is the family's request that donations be made to the Georgia Department of National Resources Foundation in Riner's honor in lieu of flowers, police said.