Kansas City area residents poured in to pay tribute to the 50 people who were shot and killed at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
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Vigil in Kansas City for Orlando shooting victims
The Kansas City Anti-Violence Projectand Like Me Lighthouse, Kansas City's LGBT community center, held a vigil at the Barney Allis Plaza on Sunday night.
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Mayor Sly James attended the vigil expressing his concerns for gun safety local and nationwide: "I don't care how you look at it, slice it or dice it, weapons in the hands of idiot, haters, bigots and fools. People will die. We have to stop it."
You can watch the vigil here below or by clicking here:
Kansas City's LGBT community mourns victims of the Orlando massacre
If you would like to donate, click here.Kansas City's iconic structures lit as a sign of solidarity with Orlando
The Bond Bridge will remain lit in rainbow colors in solidarity with #Orlando #KansasCity #stopthehate
— Mayor Sly James (@MayorSlyJames) June 12, 2016
We stand with Orlando. pic.twitter.com/c2PwguLbKF
— Union Station KC (@UnionStationKC) June 12, 2016
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