Assistant Chief of Police Frank Dixon said when he woke up and turned on the news, he was repulsed by the senseless hate.
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“We’ll be working with them even closer now that this has happened to make sure they increase security if they see that that’s needed this year”, he says.
Through unity, Orlando will overcome the darkness of tragedy, said Louis Canter, of the Order of Ecumenical Franciscans. The Wesley United Methodist Church will hold an interfaith vigil at 7 p.m. “We need to show compassion to one another, and be tolerant of one another, and we have to respect one another”.
Mount Pleasant community members began the healing process Tuesday night with a candlelight vigil to commemorate the victims of the June 12 shooting inside an Orlando nightclub.
“In prayer and silence, we will join in solidarity with Orlando and all of the LGBTQ community who suffer because of this broken world’s hatred and violence”, said Rev. Jessie Smith, vicar of St. Anne’s.
“That’s the one group that he (Jesus) identifies that we must pray for the most out of all possible groups”, Jones said.
“That the church disdains them and this is our effort to invite them to pray with us”. Later he will travel to Orlando for an annual conference with other Methodist pastors from around Florida. “We know now why we are meeting in Orlando”. They were such handsome lives that were taken for being who they were.
The couple said attending Monday night’s vigil was an opportunity to stand up to the fear.
Rose petals were placed to represent each of the 49 lives lost in the shooting.
Jimmy Flannigan, the former president of the Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, who co-sponsored the event, said standing together is not enough.
“Love always wins. We have proven that time and time again”, Coleman said.
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Many remembered the pain they felt after the Charleston shooting and were horrified by the recent events.
