President Donald Trump ordered flags at federal facilities to half-staff on Wednesday following a fatal shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis.
The proclamation , signed Wednesday, says flags at all federal locations, military posts, seagoing vessels and embassies abroad will be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Sunday, August 31.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz also ordered all U.S. and Minnesota state flags at state buildings to half-staff following the shooting.
Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed and 17 others injured Wednesday when a gunman opened fire during an all-school Mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, police said.
Fourteen people were being treated for injuries, including two children in critical condition.
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