President Biden on Tuesday ordered flags on federal property to once again be flown at half staff to honor the victims of a mass shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday.
Soberingly, flags had been raised just hours before the news of Biden's order after flying at half staff to commemorate the victims of a series of shootings in the Atlanta area last week, for which a suspect has been charged with killing eight people at two spas and a massage parlor.
On Tuesday, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said the suspect in the Boulder shooting, 21-year-old Ahmad Al Awili Alissa of Arvada, Colorado, has been charged with 10 counts of murder. He is currently in custody.
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