Here's where to find vigils happening across the U.S. to honor the victims of the Orlando massacre
Latest49 were killed and 53 injured early Sunday morning at the gay nightclub Pulse in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
The shooter, Omar Mateen, reportedly vowed allegiance to ISIS in a 911 call prior to the shooting. Mateen’s father has said that his son was motivated by homophobia after seeing two men kissing.
If you would like to honor the victims, Fusion has compiled a list of places where vigils will be held throughout the U.S.:
Alaska
Anchorage
Arizona
Phoenix
Tuscon
California
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco
Connecticut
Florida
Jacksonville
Miami
Orlando
- Baitul-Aafiyat Mosque: 9501 Satellite Blvd, Suite 103, 32837-8445. Sunday 8 p.m. prayer service.
- Christ Church of Orlando: 2200 South Orange Ave. Open to first-responders and workers for rest and prayer. Sunday, 6 p.m.
- Ember, Orlando: 42 W. Central Blvd., Orlando, 32801. Restaurant/bar holding plans a candlelight vigil for 7 p.m. Sunday.
- The Experience Christian Center: Prayer vigil at 6:30 p.m. to be held at Jones High School. Gov. Rick Scott and other Central Florida officials have been invited.
- Parliament House, Sunday, 7 p.m.
- St. Cloud City Hall, Sunday, 7:30 p.m. vigil planned near the flagpole. Deputy Mayor Jeff Rinehart will lead in a moment of silence and prayers.
Tallahassee
Tampa
- Curtis Hixon Park: 7-10 p.m. Bring candles, flashlights and lighters. Meeting at the park, Sunday, 7 p.m. Group will march silently down River Walk.
- Metro Wellness & Community Center, Ybor, 1315 E 7th Ave, Tampa, Florida 33605. Sunday, 7:45 p.m.
Georgia
Atlanta
Savannah
Idaho
Boise
Moscow
Indiana
Indianapolis
Illinois
Chicago
Kentucky
Lexington
Louisville
Maryland
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Boston
- Boston Common, 6 p.m. Sunday
- City Hall Plaza, 6 p.m. Monday
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Grand Rapids
Lansing
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Missouri
Kansas City
Springfield
The GLO Center 518 E Commercial St, Springfield, Sunday, 8 p.m.
St. Louis
Nevada
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Albuquerque
New York
Albany
Buffalo
New York City
North Carolina
Raleigh
Wilmington
Ohio
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dayton
Toledo
Oregon
Portland
NW Couch and NW Broadway, Sunday, 7 p.m.
Pennsylvania
Allentown
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Provincetown
South Carolina
Greenville
Tennessee
Nashville
Texas
Austin
Dallas
Utah
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City and County Building 451 S State St # 218, Monday at 7 p.m.
Washington
Seattle
Correction: this post has been updated to reflect the FBI’s revised death toll. The initial number of 50 included the shooter.
Alaa Basatneh is a human-rights activist and a writer at Fusion focusing on the Arab world. She is the protagonist of the 2013 documentary “#ChicagoGirl.”