Utah Gov. orders flags to be lowered in honor of Shinzo Abe
Jul 8, 2022, 2:09 PM | Updated: Jun 25, 2024, 9:18 am

In this image from a video, Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a campaign speech in Nara, western Japan shortly before he was shot Friday, July 8, 2022. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, hospital officials said.(Kyodo News via AP)
(Kyodo News via AP)
SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Spencer Cox has ordered both the United States flag and the state of Utah flag to be kept lowered to the half-staff position in honor of former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe.
Abe died after being shot as he delivered a campaign speech in Western Japan Friday.
Flags will be kept in the lowered position until sunset on Sunday, July 10, 2022.
President Joe Biden released a statement Friday morning about the shooting.