According to a story published on the topic by Washington Post, “People marched down Orlando’s streets with rainbow flags and others lined up to wait hours for a “One Pulse” tattoo Saturday as supporters tried to boost the somber city’s spirits while more victims of last weekend’s nightclub shooting were buried”.
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People chanted “We remember them!” after the names were recited at Lake Eola Park. By the end of the night, 49 patrons of the club had lost their lives and another 53 were injured, while the gunman himself was shot by police.
49 people were killed by gunman Omar Mateen who was killed by Orlando police after a three-hour standoff.
The silent vigil, which more than 20,000 people are expected to attend, is scheduled to be held at 8:20p.m. Members of St. Luke and of the Orlando Gay Chorus would sing side-by-side during the vigil, he said.
Speaking to CBS’ “Face The Nation”, Lynch said that a key goal of the investigation was to determine why Mateen targeted the gay community.
Counter demonstrators dressed as angels to show support and solidarity block the view of protesters near the funeral service for Christopher Andrew Leinonen, June 18, 2016, in Orlando – one of the victims of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting.
“We are hurting. We are exhausted, confused, and there is so much grief”, said Larry Watchorn, a ministerial intern, during a sermon Sunday at Joy Metropolitan Community Church in Orlando, whose congregants are predominantly gay.
Newly released transcripts show Orlando gunman Omar Mateen spoke in Arabic to a 911 dispatcher and told a crisis negotiator that the US needed to stop bombing Iraq and Syria. Greg Zanis drove from IL to Orlando last week and installed the crosses at the medical center, where numerous 53 shooting victims who survived were taken for treatment.
Saleh said the council suggested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation conduct interviews at the mosque for two reasons to show that the sense of loss for the 49 who died in the Pulse Nightclub shooting is not unique to the non-Muslim community and to show that the mosque has an open door policy.
Right before the vigil started, a rainbow appeared in the sky.
“You know that’s a sign”, Traci Hines-McKenzie told CBS News.
The park was filled with people holding white flowers, American flags and candles.
Claire says it’s important for Orlando residents to show that they are here for each other.
Greg Zanis said Sunday that making the crosses for the nightclub shooting was the most important work he has ever done.
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As the sun set, the names of the 49 who died were read, and thousands of candles raised high.
