Gov. Polis Orders Flags To Half-Staff To Honor Shooting Victims

DENVER, CO — Gov. Jared Polis ordered Tuesday all flags lowered to half staff for 10 days in honor of each of the 10 people who lost their lives in the Boulder grocery store shooting.

The flags will remain lowered on all public buildings in Colorado until April 1.

“This loss is especially painful for the friends and family members left behind," the governor said in a statement.

"As Governor, I offer my special condolences to all of those who suffered loss, but this is truly a loss for all of us, and we mourn the ten who died as a state and a nation. This has been a painful year, and we sit here once again surrounded by seemingly incomprehensible loss.

"We can never let ourselves become numb to this pain, because we simply can’t let this be accepted as anything close to a normal occurrence. We know there will be many hard days in the weeks and months ahead, but today let us remember the ten men and women who are no longer with us.”

President Joe Biden also issued a proclamation Tuesday ordering all flags lowered to half-staff in remembrance of the Boulder shooting victims.

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The following victims have been identified:

• Eric Talley, 51
• Denny Stong, 20
• Neven Staisic, 23
• Rikki Olds, 25
• Tralona Bartkowiak, 49
• Suzanne Fountain, 59
• Teri Leiker, 51
• Kevin Mahoney, 61
• Lynn Murray, 62
• Jody Waters, 65

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