Ammon News - President Donald Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-staff following the fatal shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Sept. 10.

Trump ordered the flags across the nation, at military posts, and at embassies to remain flown at half-staff until Sept. 14, according to a White House proclamation provided to USA TODAY.

Kirk, 31, was shot during a question-and-answer session with students. Trump confirmed Kirk's death in a post on Truth Social calling the right-wing personality and close ally "Great, and even Legendary."

Police arrested two people in the wake of the shooting but both have been released and are not believed to be the shooter, authorities said.

"He fought for liberty, democracy, justice and the American people," Trump said in a pre-recorded message from the Oval Office posted to Truth Social late Sept. 10. "He's a martyr for truth and freedom and there's never been anyone who was so respected by youth."

What does the flag code say?
Flags are flown at half-staff when the country or a specific state is mourning after national tragedies, for days of remembrance or in the immediate deaths of government or military personnel, according to the U.S. General Services Administration.

USA Today