Outrage after Florida quietly paints over Orlando Pulse shooting memorial
The state department of transportation painted over the landmark overnight.
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August 21 2025 10:56 AM
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The state department of transportation painted over the landmark overnight.
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The memorial will be dedicated to the 49 people killed in the massacre at Pulse nightclub. The shift marks less a torch passing and more a takeover following a year of controversy over the management of the planning.
The news comes only days after the city of Orlando announced it would try to buy the location of the nightclub site.
Orlando's mayor made the announcement Wednesday.
President Joe Biden in 2021 declared the site of the Orlando nightclub as a national memorial.
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Police have distributed security footage of the shooting that targeted a complex with several queer venues.
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A vigil took place on Sunday at Pulse Interim Memorial in Orlando to honor the five people lost during the shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs.
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In her speech about hate crimes at the United We Stand Summit, Vice President Kamala Harris invited Pulse Nightclub shooting survivor Brandon Wolf to open.
The onePULSE Foundation released the video in hopes of helping police identify the suspect.
A court found that the incident was not "international terrorism."
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