
People light candles during a vigil one day after a gunman killed 49 people at a gay nightclub, marking the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

Attendees make signs with messages like "#OrlandoStrong" and "We Stand Together."

Mourners embrace at the vigil, which took place in front of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Orlando.

Family and friends of shooting victims Leroy Valentin Fernandez and Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado attend the vigil. They were wearing matching "RIP Eman & Roy" shirts. Learn more about the victims.

A flower is placed on a long sheet of paper adorned with heartfelt messages.

Thousands of people attended Monday night's vigil in Orlando.

The crowd holds up candles during a moment of silence for the victims.