Flags Flown at Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Attack in Pittsburgh

Flags at half-staff immediately through October 31, 2018

Both President Trump and Governor Dayton have issued proclamations for the victims in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

As a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the terrible act of violence perpetrated at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2018, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, October 31, 2018. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-third.

DONALD J. TRUMP

Governor Dayton Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Attack in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

ST. PAUL, MN – In accordance with a proclamation issued by President Donald Trump, Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all United States flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the State of Minnesota. As directed by the President’s proclamation, flags will be flown at half-staff beginning immediately, until sunset on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, as a mark of respect for the victims of the terrible act of violence in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

On Saturday, October 27, 2018, a hateful act of violence was committed against the Jewish community at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The innocent victims and their families deserve our honor, respect, and remembrance.