Gov. Wolf Orders Flags Lowered To Half-Staff To Remember Victims In Deadly California Bar Shooting

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS/AP) -- Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered all commonwealth flags throughout the state to be thrown at half-staff following the deadly shooting at a bar in California.

All commonwealth flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset on Saturday.

Authorities say 28-year-old Ian David Long, a former machine gunner and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, shot and killed 12 people before taking his own life at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California.

Per an order from the White House, the United States Flag has been ordered to fly at half-staff until sunset on Saturday.

(© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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