Flags in US shall be flown at half-mast following Monterey Park shooting: Biden

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has ordered that flags in the United States be flown at half-mast until Thursday, in order to honour the victims of the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, reported Sputnik.“As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on January 21, 2023, in Monterey Park, California... I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds,“ Biden said in a Sunday proclamation.He added that flags shall also be flown at half-staff at all military facilities and naval vessels and at US embassies and other facilities abroad, until sunset, January 26.Late on Saturday, January 21, a gunman opened fire at a local dance studio in the city of Monterey Park, located east of Los Angeles, killing 10 people and injuring 10 others. He then fled the scene. The incident occurred at the end of the first day of a two-day street festival to celebrate Luna