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Flags lowered to half-staff in Pahrump following multiple mass shootings

Flags around the state of Nevada and across the nation will fly at half staff due to the recent mass shootings.

More than 30 people lost their lives in three mass shootings in recent weeks.

President Donald Trump authorized the lowering of flags to half-staff on all federal buildings to honor the victims of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, according to a post on Twitter on Sunday.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an executive order for all U.S. and Nevada flags to be flown half-staff through Friday “to respect and remember the victims of the tragedies in Gilroy, CA; El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH,” according to a post on social media.

“NV stands with you during these trying times,” Sisolak said on Twitter on Monday.

Contact reporter Jeffrey Meehan at jmeehan@pvtimes.com

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