US EditionGov. McMaster Orders Flags Be Lowered to Honor Victims of Mass Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic School
Flags will remain at half-staff through Aug. 31 to honor victims including two children aged 8 and 10, after a fatal shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump ordered United States flags flown at half-staff at the White House, public buildings, military posts, naval vessels and U.S. facilities abroad until sunset, August 31, 2025.
- On Aug. 27, a gunman opened fire at Annunciation Catholic Church and School during morning Mass, killing two children and wounding at least 17 people.
- The suspected gunman, Robin Westman, 23, died of a self-inflicted gunshot, and officials said he fired through windows using weapons purchased legally and recently, injuring 14 children and three elderly parishioners.
- In Illinois, flags are at half-staff following the Minneapolis shooting, while Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered flags lowered across Michigan and the FBI and the White House monitor the situation.
- Online posts and videos linked to the suspect indicate he "clearly hated Christians" in social media videos, and The New York Post reported ammunition magazines bore the phrases "for the children" and "kill Donald Trump".
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Gov. McMaster orders flags be lowered to honor victims of mass shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) -- Governor Henry McMaster has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff across South Carolina through the weekend to honor the victims of Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at a Minneapolis church school. "Peggy and I join with South Carolinians and all those across the country in praying for the victims, their families, and everyone impacted by this tragedy. The order came after President Trump proclaimed Aug. 27 that the f…
Massachusetts flags flown half-staff to mourn victims of Minneapolis shooting
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Governor Maura Healey has ordered all U.S. and Massachusetts flags to be lowered to half-staff through Sunday. The order was issued on Wednesday to mark solemn respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Officials say 23-year-old Robin Westman fired dozens of shots through the stained glass windows of a church at the Catholic school, killing two students and wounding 17 others ins…
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