By: Daily Record Staff//September 18, 2013//
Flags on state government buildings are to be flown at half-staff today in honor of the victims of the Washington Navy Yard.
The flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset Friday, at the direction of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
“I join all Americans in mourning the 12 innocent lives lost during the tragic and senseless attack at the Washington Navy Yard,” Cuomo said in a release. “On behalf of all New Yorkers, I extend my deepest sympathy to the families of the victims.”