GOVERNOR ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF

January 23, 2023 3:30 p.m. 

On Monday, Governor Tina Kotek ordered all flags at Oregon Public Institutions to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims and survivors of a mass shooting event in Monterrey Park, California.

Kotek said, “I am sending my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones affected by the senseless act of violence in Monterrey Park. It is unconscionable that instead of celebrating Lunar New Year, a holiday of great importance for many Asian Americans, these families and the broader Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community are mourning the devasting loss of lives to another tragic shooting. Aimee and I hold everyone impacted by this attack in our thoughts and prayers”

Flags will be lowered until sunset on Wednesday.