Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday directed flags be flown at half-staff, effective immediately, through sunset on Sunday.
The announcement follows a proclamation from President Donald Trump ordering flags throughout the country to be lowered “as a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.”
“The reports from Minneapolis regarding a mass shooting during a back-to-school Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church are devastating,” Lamont said in a statement. “Schools and churches should be places of learning, healing, and solidarity. We are grieving with everyone impacted by this disgusting act of violence.”
Two children were killed and at least 17 more injured when a shooter fired through the windows of a church where children were celebrating a back-to-school Mass, officials have said. The victims were 8 and 10 years old with 14 more children injured. The shooter is reportedly thought to have died by suicide and police are still looking for a motive.
“As we should be celebrating the return of school, we are watching the heartbreaking headlines coming out of Minneapolis,” Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz said. “My heart is breaking for the victims, their families, the community, and our nation as parents will fear sending kids off to school, where they should be safest. This has to stop. It is past time for comprehensive, meaningful, federal action. If we do not take a stand, gun violence will continue to plague our nation, killing our kids.”
Lamont’s directive requires all flags at all state buildings, grounds and facilities to be lowered and town, school and private institutions are encouraged to follow suit.
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