Governor Mark Gordon has followed up a presidential directive by ordering all flags in the state to half-staff through Thursday to honor the victims of a mass-shooting in Allen, Texas.
"Our brothers, sisters, non-binary kindred and more, along with all our family need us to remain strong and vigilant in the work we do to put an end to times such as these," Reverend Dee Lundberg stated.
A day of celebration quickly turned into a day of tragedy when multiple news outlets reported that a mass shooting, leaving 6 dead and 30 injured, had taken place in Highland Park, Illinois - a suburb just outside of Chicago.
A crowd in Uvalde, Texas, has urged President Joe Biden to “do something” after the killings of 19 elementary school pupils and two teachers at the hands of a lone gunman.