COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has ordered all American and Ohio flags be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, May 27.

The governor’s order said flags at all public buildings and grounds will be lowered beginning today for Morrow County sheriff deputy Daniel Sherrer, 31, who was shot and killed while on duty on Memorial Day.

Daniel Sherrer, Morrow County Sheriff deputy.

DeWine ordered the flags to be flown at half staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Morrow County, the Ohio Statehouse, the Vern Riffe Center, and the Rhodes State Office Tower today, and will remain in effect until sunset on the day of his funeral.

In addition, all other public buildings and grounds throughout the state may fly the flags of the U.S. and the state of Ohio at half-staff at their discretion for the same time period.

Sherrer was shot and killed while responding to a domestic incident on the evening of Memorial Day at a home just north of Marengo, Ohio. The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation, along with the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.