Michiganโฃ Flags Lowered to Half-Staff Following Death of Charlie Kirk
LANSING,Mich. – In a somber response to the โtragic death of โconservative activist Charlie Kirk, Michiganโข Governor gretchen โWhitmer has ordered โall โคU.S. and Michigan flags at the โState Capitol โand across โstate โpublic buildings to be lowered to half-staff instantly. The โdirectiveโค follows a similar โคorder issued by president Donald Trump.kirk was fatally shot while speaking at an event held at Utah Valley University (UVU) on Tuesday, September 10th. Authorities โhaveโ a person of โฃinterestโข in custody, according toโ the FBI.
Governorโฃ Whitmer released a statement condemning the violence and calling โfor unity.
>”I am thinking of charlie Kirk,his family,and the community at UVU afterโ the horrific shooting that took place earlier today,” Governor Whitmer said.”Political violence โof any form is unacceptable and must be condemned. Our country is founded โon the freedom โto stand upโข and speak your mind without fear of being โฃhurt or โคkilled. We mustโค tone down โthe hateful and divisive rhetoricโ and center our common โคhumanity. We settle our โฃdifferences at the ballot box, not through violence. We all haveโ a role to playโข in coming together and standing up against any and โขall forms of โhatred and violence.”
flags will remain atโ half-staff until Sunday,September 14th.
Background: โcharlie Kirk,โ a prominent figure โฃin conservative circles, โwas delivering remarks at UVU when the shooting occurred. Theโข incident has sparked widespread griefโฃ and renewed โcalls forโค civility in political discourse.
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