Photos: Vigil held for Pulse mass shooting victims and survivors

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Thousands gathered at Orlando's Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to remember victims and honor survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting.

061316 ORLANDO: A group of friends who lost best friends Amanda Alvear and Mercedez Flores console each other at a vigil for family and friends that have lost loved ones, drawing thousands outside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Center in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 13, 2016. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

061316 ORLANDO: Jose Hernandez (right) and Bryan Lora (back right), who lost their friends Amanda Alvear and Mercedez Flores, are consoled during a vigil for family and friends that have lost loved ones drawing thousands outside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 13, 2016. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

061316 ORLANDO: Vaniela Bolivar (from left), and Bryan Lora comfort survivor Leydiana Puyarena as they grieve for their friends Amanda Alvear and Mercedez Flores, who were killed, during a vigil for family and friends that have lost loved ones drawing thousands in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 13, 2016. Puyarena was wounded in the shootings and was released from the hospital today. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

061316 ORLANDO: A man blows a kiss after leaving flowers during a vigil for family and friends that have lost loved ones drawing thousands in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 13, 2016. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

061316 ORLANDO: Brian M., from Miami, becomes emotional during a vigil for family and friends that have lost loved ones drawing thousands in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 13, 2016. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

061316 ORLANDO: A man holds up a pride flag during a vigil for family and friends that have lost loved ones drawing thousands in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 13, 2016. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

061316 ORLANDO: Participants hold a prayer chain during a vigil for family and friends that have lost loved ones drawing thousands in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 13, 2016. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

061316 ORLANDO: Friends of Amanda Alvear, who died in the shootings, hold up her photograph and a prayer chain during a vigil for family and friends that have lost loved ones drawing thousands in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 13, 2016. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

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061316 ORLANDO: A group of friends who lost best friends Amanda Alvear and Mercedez Flores console each other at a vigil for family and friends that have lost loved ones, drawing thousands outside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Center in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 13, 2016. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

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