In June 2016, Omar Mateen gunned down 49 people at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Following the worst terrorist attack in the U.S. since 9/11, the stunned community grieved while issues of gun control, Islamaphobia and terrorism were reignited.
People hold candles during an evening memorial service for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting, June 13, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.
Mourners gather at a makeshift memorial prior to an evening vigil for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting, June 13, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.
Mourners attend a prayer service for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting at Delaney Street Baptist Church, June 15, 2016.
Worshippers pray during a prayer service at the Baitul-Aafiyatr Mosque, June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.
Saamiya Pirbhai, from Husseini Islamic Center in Sanford, Florida, leaves flowers at a makeshift memorial at the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts, June 14, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.
John (who declined to give his last name) from North Carolina looks on near a makeshift memorial at the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts, June 14, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.
Angel Colon, who was injured in the Pulse Nightclub shooting, tries to keep his compsure during a press conference at Orlando Regional Medical Center, June 14, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.
Media satellite trucks fill the road on South Orange Avenue down the street from Pulse Nightclub, June 13, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.
Surrounded by members of the media, family and friends of the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting walk to their cars as they leave the Beardall Senior Center where they gathered to learn more information about loved ones who were injured or killed in the attack, June 13, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.
Jose Manuel Morales, friend of Edward Sotomayor who was killed in the mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub, kneels in front of a Puerto Rican flag at a memorial site near the Orlando Regional Medical Center, June 16, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.
A woman writes a note on a cross for Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera at a memorial with wooden crosses for each of the 49 victims of the Pulse Nightclub, next to the Orlando Regional Medical Center, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.
A Hearse that carried the body of Kimberly Morris drives through the cemetery after the burial for Morris, June 16, 2016 in Kissimmee, Florida. Morris, who worked as a bouncer at the Pulse Nightclub, was killed in the shooting.