President Trump Denies Half-Staff Flag Request For Victims Of Annapolis Newspaper Shooting
CHICAGO (CBS) -- President Donald Trump denied a request to lower U.S. flags for victims killed at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.
Five journalists were gunned down in a mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper last Thursday.
A gunman, identified as Jarrod Ramos, opened fire inside the newsroom. The victims were identified as Rebecca Smith, Rob Hiaasen, Wendi Winters, Gerald Fischman and John McNamara.
The Mayor of Annapolis says he is upset that his request was turned down by the President.
Governor Larry Hogan today released the following statement ordering Maryland flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis on June 28: pic.twitter.com/nmngvhmv5b
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) June 29, 2018
In February, President Donald Trump ordered a half-staff display for U.S. flags after the mass shooting in Florida, and again when ten people died in a similar incident at a Texas high school.