Across the United States, people gathered at vigils honouring the victims of a shooting attack at a nightclub in Orlando that left 50 people dead and 53 wounded. Authorities say Omar Mateen opened fire early Sunday morning inside Pulse, a crowded nightclub. Mateen died in a gun battle with SWAT team members.
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Residents of San Francisco and the Bay Area to mourn, honour, and remember the victims of a mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, at Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro District neighbourhood in San Francisco, California. John G Mabanglo / EPA -
David Sotomayor, who is a cousin of Orlando shooting victim Edward Sotomayor, is emotional during a vigil for the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting, in the Boystown neighborhood of Chicago. Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune via AP -
Leslie McCormick kneels down during a vigil held in Boulder, Colorado for the victims of the mass shooting at the nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida. Autumn Parry / Daily Camera via AP -
People hold up signs in solidarity at a candlelight vigil in remembrance for mass shooting victims in Orlando, from San Diego, California. Mike Blake / Reuters -
Community members gather for a vigil to honour the victims of a mass shooting at a nightclub, at Eola Lake Park in Orlando, Florida. Ryan Stone / EPA -
Angelica Marrufo, Alejandro Monroy, Andres Vanegas and Alva Velez attended the vigil while visiting Austin from Chicago. Hundreds gathered on the south steps of the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sunday to hold a vigil for the people killed at the nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. Ralph Barrera / Austin American-Statesman via AP -
People at a prayer vigil at the Joy Metropolitan Church hold hands after a fatal shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Chris O’Meara / AP -
A mourner holds up an American flag and a candle during a vigil for the victims of the fatal shooting at an Orlando nightclub, in Atlanta. David Goldman / AP -
Anita Busch, who says her cousin Micayla Medek, 23, was killed in the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, attends a candlelight vigil in West Hollywood, California, following the early morning attacks on a nightclub. David McNew / Reuters
Vigils for Orlando shooting victims held across the US - in pictures
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