Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub in Orlando painted over by state
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and others reacted to the removal of the rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub, the site of a massacre in 2016.
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Pulse shooting survivors, family members tour building before demolition
The visits coincide with the shooting's nine-year mark. The city of Orlando plans to erect a permanent memorial for the victims after the Pulse nightclub building is torn down.
Pulse massacre survivors and family tour building
Nine years ago, a gunman who swore allegiance to ISIS walked into the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and shot its mainly LGBTQ patrons, killing 49 people and wounded more than 50 others. The once-popular club is set to be torn down and replaced with a memorial. Manuel Bojorquez has more.
9 years since Pulse Nightclub shooting
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Orlando to buy Pulse nightclub site to build memorial after massacre
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Noor Salman acqutted
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Gunman Omar Mateen was shot and killed by police after the June 2016 attack
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