Puyallup School District: Flags Lowered To Half-Staff Until Close Of Business August 17

Press release from the Puyallup School District:

08/16/2021

Governor Inslee is deeply saddened by the death of Tulalip Tribal Police Officer Charlie Joe Cortez, 29, and directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff in his memory on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Officer Cortez died in the line of duty on Tuesday, November 17, 2020.

Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Tuesday, August 17, 2021.

This press release was produced by the Puyallup School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.