04-08-2025
El Paso to honor Aug. 3 victims with remembrance ceremonies, events
El Paso is honoring the Walmart mass shooting victims by lighting porches and windows with orange lights, the color used to remember those impacted by gun violence.
The city of El Paso is encouraging the community to swap lights to the orange color in remembrance of the 23 victims who died in the mass shooting on Aug. 3, 2019. Downtown arches are also shining orange, along with public art along Airway and walkways outside of the El Paso International Airport.
The orange lights will be on display until Friday, Aug. 8.
Here are other ways the community is honoring the victims.
Remembrance Ceremony at Jim Crouch Park
The event will take place by the Aug. 3 memorial created by artist Tino Ortega, and honors the lives lost.
When: 9:30 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 3
Address: 7500 W.H. Burges Drive
Star on the Mountain to flash 23 times
El Paso's iconic star on the mountain will flash 23 times at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, in honor of the victims.
Day of Resilience Ceremony
El Paso County and United Way will host remembrance activities around the Healing Garden at Ascarate Park.
Here is a list of events:
10:30 a.m.: Soundbath at Ascarate Pavilion
6:30 p.m.: Music performance
8 p.m.: Prayer and reading of the names
Address: 6900 Delta Drive
Aug. 3rd Memorial Poppies
The El Paso Museum of History's digital wall will display a memorial for the victims from Saturday, Aug. 2 to Monday, Aug. 4. The public can access the wall by touching the Mexican Gold Poppies.
Address: 510 N. Santa Fe. St.
Aug. 3rd memorial items
The El Paso Museum of History will feature some recovered objects from the original memorial site on Friday, Aug. 1.
Address: 510 N. Santa Fe St.
Natassia Paloma may be reached at npaloma@ @NatassiaPaloma on Twitter; natassia_paloma on Instagram, and Natassia Paloma Thompson on Facebook.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: How to honor Aug. 3 El Paso Walmart shooting victims in 2025
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