Governor Janet Mills has ordered that the United States and State of Maine flags be lowered to half-staff statewide from sunrise until sunset on Sunday, October 25, 2026, in remembrance of the victims and survivors of the Lewiston tragedy.

The observance marks three years since the mass shootings at Just-In-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston, which took the lives of eighteen people and injured many others.

Governor Mills said, “On Sunday we remember and honor the eighteen people who were taken from us on Maine’s darkest day.” She also expressed support for the victims’ loved ones, thanked the heroes and first responders, and recalled the compassion Maine communities showed following the tragedy.