Flag Half Staff notice through May 30th
To honor victims of shooting in San Jose, California on May 26th
by Governor Mark Gordon media release
May 26, 2021
At the direction of the President of the United States to honor the victims of the tragedy in San Jose, Calif., Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags be flown at half-staff statewide until sunset May 30.
The Presidential Proclamation follows:
HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on May 26, 2021, in San Jose, California, 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, May 30, 2021. 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-sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
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Editor’s Note: On Wednesday morning, May 26th, at around 6:30am, an employee of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, California shot and killed eight people at the light rail facility where they all worked. The 57-year old male gunman died at the scene of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Victims aged in range from 29-63. There is no known motive for the shooting as of the time of this report.
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