U.S. and state flags in South Carolina are flying at half-staff through Saturday to honor the five military service members killed in last week's shootings in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Gov. Nikki Haley directed the lowering of flags on state property after President Barack Obama issued a proclamation Tuesday regarding U.S. flags flown at public buildings across the country.
Obama's order came five days after four Marines and one Navy sailor were killed during shootings at two Tennessee military sites. The president's move followed congressional orders to lower flags at the U.S. Capitol.
South Carolina also recently flew its flags at half-staff to honor nine black parishioners gunned down in Charleston last month. Their deaths sparked a nationwide conversation about race and Confederate symbols after photos emerged showing the man accused of the killings posing with the Confederate flag.