Secretary of the Commonwealth Constituent Services

Flag Orders

Governor’s Flag Order in Memory and Respect of the Victims of the Virginia Beach Municipal Center Shooting

In accordance with the authority vested in me as Governor, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth of Virginia in memory and respect of the twelve victims who tragically lost their lives during a 2019 shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center.

I hereby order that the flags shall be lowered at sunrise on Saturday, May 31, 2025, and remain at half-staff until sunset.

Ordered on this, the 30th day of May, 2025.