Trump and Polis order flags to half-staff until Sunday following Minneapolis Catholic church shooting

By Heather Willard | Fox 31

DENVER (KDVR) — President Donald Trump and Governor Jared Polis ordered flags to be flown at half-staff beginning Wednesday through sunset on Sunday.

The act is meant as a mark of respect for the lives lost and injuries incurred after a shooter reportedly opened fire through the window of a Catholic church in Minneapolis, striking children celebrating Mass during the first week of class. A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people

Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed and 17 people, including 14 children, were wounded in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.”

All Colorado and U.S. flags will fly at half-staff until sunset Sunday, August 31, 2025, to honor the victims and families, the Colorado Governor’s Office said.

Kids deserve to feel and be safe in our schools, classrooms, neighborhoods, places of worship, and communities. No parent or family should ever have to wonder if their child is safe at school, and violence against any child or person in any form has no place in the United States. This is an awful attack, and I know the community will come together to remember those lost and support one another. Colorado sends our deepest condolences to our friends in Minneapolis and Minnesota during this challenging time,” said Polis in the release.

In his proclamation, Trump called the shooting a “senseless act of violence.”

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