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Flags flown at half-staff
Acting governor Victor B. Hocog directed yesterday that all U.S. and CNMI flags be flown at half-staff in the wake of yesterday’s shooting tragedy in Texas.
The half-staff was proclaimed as a “mark of respect for the victims” of a shooting that is described by the Torres administration as a “senseless act of violence.”
According to CNN, at least 26 people were killed and 20 were wounded in the Sutherland Springs, Texas shooting last Sunday. CNN cites San Antonio, Texas authorities and described a 26-year-old white male named Devin Patrick Kelley as the shooter.
Kelley carried with him a Ruger AR-553, which is a military-grade weapon. He was later reportedly found dead in a vehicle after being chased by a resident. Authorities have not confirmed whether Kelley’s wounds were self-inflicted or a result of the citizen shooting the suspect.
U.S. and CNMI flags will be flown at half-staff in all public buildings and grounds, military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the federal government throughout the U.S. and its territories from Nov. 5, 2017 to Nov. 9, 2017.
President Trump also directed U.S. embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including military facilities and naval vessels and stations follow suit with the half-staff order.
