U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly refused to lower American flags in Maryland to honour the five people killed in a mass shooting at a newspaper in the state.
A lone gunman opened fire on the offices of Capital Gazette paper in Annapolis last week – killing four reporters and one supporting staff member.
The mayor of Annapolis has now said the US president turned down a request to lower flags in the city to half-staff in memory of those tragically killed,Daily Independent reports.
Gavin Buckley said he was informed by Maryland Representative John Sarbanes of the decision to rebuff his request on Monday afternoon.
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