HARTFORD, CT - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

Flags have been lowered to half-staff statewide since last week in remembrance of Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, who died in the line of duty. A funeral service in his honor is scheduled to be held on Wednesday morning at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford.