Raimondo Orders Flags at Half Staff Following School Shooting in Texas
Saturday, May 19, 2018
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has ordered that the U.S. and Rhode Island flags at all state facilities and buildings be flown at half-staff until sunset on May 22 in honor of the victims of the school shooting in Santa Fe.
According to reports, the shooting took place on Friday morning and saw nine students and one teacher die, while another ten people were wounded.
The shooter was identified as Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, who is currently in jail.
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"There are no words to express the horror of today's shooting at Santa Fe High School. Andy and I are praying for the victims and their families. As we mourn those senselessly killed and injured, we also mourn our national leaders' inaction. Our country cannot--and should not--accept a reality in which we continually fail to keep our children safe from gun violence. Here in Rhode Island, we're taking action to protect our kids. I urge our leaders in Washington to immediately do the same."
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