San Francisco’s Castro district has long remembered the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, including at a memorial event in 2020.

Photo: Rick Gerharter

A memorial vigil to remember the victims of the 2016 mass shooting at the Pulse LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, Florida will be held Thursday, June 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. in San Francisco’s Castro district.

It was nearly nine years ago when shooter Omar Mateen opened fire in the crowded club, which was having its Latin night event. Forty-nine people were killed and another 53 people were injured.

The local event will start at Jane Warner Plaza at Castro, Market, and 17th streets, where there will be speakers. It will then proceed to the memorial wall outside Bank of America at 18th and Castro streets.

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