DeSantis Orders Flags At Half-Staff For Pulse Victims

The Tallahassee Democrat reports:

Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered the U.S. and state flags at half-staff Wednesday to honor the victims of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub mass shooting in Orlando.

“Eight years ago, on June 12, 2016, a shooter claiming alliance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant committed a horrific act of terrorism against the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando,” a memo from the governor said.

“As a mark of respect for the victims, their families, and the many affected by this tragedy, I hereby direct the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the State of Florida from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, June 12, 2024,” DeSantis said.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags be flown at half-staff Wednesday to commemorate 8 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting that killed 49 people in Orlando. At the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. https://t.co/RgIMV82fTn

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