Flags in Diamond Bar and Walnut to be Flown at Half-Staff

Residents of Diamond Bar and Walnut may notice that the flags on city and other government buildings are being flown at half-staff.

This is in honor of the victims of Monday's Washington Navy Yard shooting. President Barack Obama issued the proclamation Monday. The flags will remain at half-staff until Sept. 20.

The following is the presidential proclamation:

"As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on September 16, 2013, at the Washington Navy Yard, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, September 20, 2013. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations."