Raimondo Orders RI Flags to Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Victims of El Paso & Dayton Shootings

Raimondo Orders RI Flags to Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Victims of El Paso & Dayton Shootings

Governor Gina Raimondo is directing Rhode Island flags to fly at half-staff to honor the victims of shootings in El Paso and Dayton.

"I am heartbroken that 29 more people lost their lives in less than 24 hours across two shootings this weekend. I’m praying for all those harmed in El Paso and Dayton--the killed and the wounded, their devastated families, and their shellshocked communities. Each attack like this demands that we change our laws to prevent another. It is long past time to take action against gun violence,” said Raimondo.

Raimondo is also asking Rhode Islanders to lower their flags to half-staff.

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Shootings

As GoLocalProv reported, in Dayton, at least nine people were killed and 16 others injured by a shooter in a popular entertainment district, police said early Sunday. 

As GoLocalProv also reported, a gunman killed 20 and wounded 26 others at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.