DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has ordered flags to half-staff on Thursday in honor of the 9/11 anniversary and the death of political activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday.

"On 9/11, we remember the 2,976 souls lost that tragic day, honor the first responders who ran toward the danger to help others, and mourn with the families who still have an empty seat at the dinner table,” Gov. Polis said.

Flags will fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday to pay respects to all those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, their loved ones, and how the terrorist attack changed the fabric of the United States.

President Donald Trump then ordered the flags to stay at half-staff through sunset on Sunday in honor of Kirk who was shot and killed while speaking at an event on the Utah Val

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