MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Governor Tony Evers ordered the flags of the United States and the State of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff Thursday, Feb. 27 to honor the victims of the mass shooting at the Molson Coors campus in Milwaukee. 

Gov. Evers' released the following statement on the shooting:

“I want to say thank you to the folks at Molson Coors and our first responders who acted quickly to contain the situation and get folks and students in the nearby areas to safety. We are still learning more details about what happened at Molson Coors earlier today. What we do know, though, is that more lives were lost in a mass shooting in Wisconsin. Our hearts go out to the families of those whose lives were senselessly taken today, all of the folks and workers at Molson Coors, and the entire Milwaukee community as we grapple with yet another act of gun violence that will have long-lasting consequences for this community and our state.”

The order is effective immediately and ends at sunset.