The survivors of the massacre of pulses in Florida to review the nightclub before being shaved | Shooting news in Orlando

The nightclub is replaced by a permanent memorial of one of the worst mass fire in the United States in modern history.

The survivors and family members of the 49 victims killed in an LGBTQ + friendly disco in the United States had their first chance of browsing it before it was demolished and replaced by a permanent memorial of what at the time was considered the worst mass shoot in modern United States history.

In small groups over four days from Wednesday, survivors and family members planned to spend half an hour at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, where Omar Mateen opened fire during a Latin night celebration on June 12, 2016, killing 49 people and 53 injured. Mateen, who had promised an allegiance to ISIL (Isis), was killed after a three -hour deadlock with the police.

THE PulseThe number of deaths was exceeded the following year when 58 people were killed and more than 850 injured among a crowd of 22,000 Las Vegas.

The City of Orlando bought the Pulse property in 2023 for $ 2 million and plans to build a permanent memorial of $ 12 million which will open in 2027. These efforts follow an attempt to create a memorial over many years by a private foundation led by the former owner of the club.

The existing structure will be shaved later this year.

“None of us thought that it would take nine years to get to this point, and we cannot go back and turn all the failures along the way. But what we can do is control the way we move forward together,” said the mayor of Orange County, Jerry Demiings, two weeks ago, when the Comté commissioners promised $ 5 million to support the plan of Orlando.

The opportunity to visit the nightclub comes on the occasion of the ninth anniversary of the mass shot.

About 250 survivors and members of the family of people killed responded to the city’s invitation to cross the nightclub this week. Families of the 49 people killed can visit the site with up to six people in their group, and survivors can bring a person with them. The club was cleaned and the lighting was installed before the walks.

People invited to visit have the opportunity to ask the FBI agents who investigated the massacre of what happened.

Mental health advisers will be available to talk to those who cross the building in what could be both a moment of healing and trauma for them.

“The building can go down, and we can finally get a permanent memorial, but that does not change the fact that this community was marked for life,” said Brandon Wolf, who survived the massacre by hiding in a bathroom while the shooter opened fire. He does not intend to visit the site.

“There are people inside the community who still need and will continue to need support and resources.”