The President and NC Governor Orders Flags at Half-Staff Until Sunset, October 31, 2018

**update** The Governor of North Carolina has also ordered the lowering of flags. His press release follows the Presidential Proclamation.



THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 27, 2018

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

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Lowering of the United States and North Carolina Flags in Honor of the Victims of the Pittsburgh Shooting

Governor Roy Cooper has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff immediately through sunset on Wednesday, October 31 to honor the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.



Governor Cooper shared the following statement:



"Freedom to live and worship without fear is an essential right in America, and the horrific shooting in Pittsburgh strikes at the very heart of our country's greatness. Our hearts break for the victims and families who were gathered on Shabbat and for the officers who fell victim to this savage attack. We must fight anti-Semistism and intolerance and stop the hatred that leads to violence."

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Published at 1:04 am on October 29, 2018

Press Release from NC Governor added at 7:50 am