US President Joe Biden ordered this Sunday that the national flag is flown halfway over the White House and other federal offices in honor of the ten dead and injured in a shooting this Saturday in Monterey Park, near Los Angeles.
The announcement comes after the president offered his condolences to the victims of the California mass shooting that killed 10 people, while acknowledging the impact on the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in a statement Sunday.
“While we still don’t know much about the motives behind this senseless attack, We know many families are grieving tonight or praying for their loved ones to recover from their traumas,” Biden said.
“Monterey Park is home to one of the largest AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) communities in the United States, many of which celebrated the Lunar New Year with family and friends this weekend,” the post reads.
Monterey Park, located about seven miles east of downtown Los Angeles, is home to one of the largest communities of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
The White House announcement describes that the national flags of all federal and military buildings in the country, as well as embassies and consular offices, including all ships and facilities, will be flown at half mast before sunset on January 26. abroad.
Biden said in a statement sent by the White House that the decision was made in deference to the victims of that “senseless” attack.
Source: La Opinion
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