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Love for VB: Community invited to ceremony honoring lives lost in May 31, 2019 mass shooting
Above is WAVY coverage from 2019 remembering the victims of the Virginia Beach mass shooting.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – The City of Virginia Beach is inviting the community to show ' in remembrance of the lives lost in a mass shooting at the Municipal Center Complex on May 31, 2019.
The city is hosting a six-year remembrance ceremony on Saturday, May 31, 2025 in honor of those killed and the survivors still healing from the unthinkable tragedy. The gathering will begin at 4 p.m. at the Mary C. Russo Volunteer Recognition Gazebo behind City Hall. The address is 2401 Courthouse Drive.
Saturday's ceremony is open to the public and will take place rain or shine, the city said.
The community is invited to wear blue, the color of remembrance, on Saturday and to participate in a moment of silence at 4:06 p.m., which is the time the first 911 call was received.
12 people were killed and four others were seriously injured in the Municipal Center Complex on May 31, 2019.
A 5/31 memorial is currently under construction. It is being built at the corner of Princess Anne Road and Nimmo Parkway and is expected to be finished next year.
Complete Coverage: Virginia Beach Mass Shooting
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On May 30, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin ordered that all U.S. and Commonwealth of Virginia flags be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings in memory of the victims of May 31 shooting.
I hereby order that the flags shall be lowered at sunrise on Saturday, May 31, 2025, and remain at half-staff until sunset.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin
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