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Orlando city commissioner Patty Sheehan (right) and a friend take a last look at crosses in July honoring the 49 victims of the Orlando Pulse shooting. A judge said today that the city of Orlando must release audio recordings of the gunman talking to police dispatchers and negotiators. (File/AP)
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On the one-month anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Fla., the mother of victim Amanda Alvear, Mayra Alvear, right, and Amanda's aunt, Robin Alvear, center, hand off the cross that was erected in Amanda's honor to Michael Perkins, left, of the Orange County Regional History Center, during a somber ceremony at Orlando Regional Medical Center, near the club, Tuesday, July 12, 2016. The 49 crosses were made by a Chicago carpenter to honor each of the victims killed at Pulse on June 12. The crosses will be on permanent display at the history center in downtown Orlando. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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On the one-month anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Fla., the mother of victim Amanda Alvear, Mayra Alvear, right, and Amanda's aunt, Robin Alvear, center, hand off the cross that was erected in Amanda's honor to Michael Perkins, left, of the Orange County Regional History Center, during a somber ceremony at Orlando Regional Medical Center, near the club, Tuesday, July 12, 2016. The 49 crosses were made by a Chicago carpenter to honor each of the victims killed at Pulse on June 12. The crosses will be on permanent display at the history center in downtown Orlando. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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CORRECTS SPELLING OF DYER - Orlando, Fla., Mayor Buddy Dyer, right, hands off one of the crosses that was erected to honor victims to Michael Perkins , left, of the Orange County Regional History Center, during a somber ceremony at Orlando Regional Medical Center near the club, Tuesday, July 12, 2016. The 49 crosses were made by a Chicago carpenter to honor each of the victims killed at Pulse on June 12. The crosses will be on permanent display at the history center in downtown Orlando. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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Following the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, 49 crosses honoring the victims were moved to the Orange County Regional History Center. Sparked by the shooting, Florida Gov. Rick Scott will request almost $6 million for more counterterrorism agents in the state. (AP file photo)
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On the one-month anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Fla., Orlando city commissioner Patty Sheehan (left) --with the mother of victim Amanda Alvear, Mayra Alvear, center, and Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer, right, carries one of the victim crosses, during a somber ceremony at Orlando Regional Medical Center, near the club, Tuesday, July 12, 2016. 49 crosses honoring the victims were transferred to the Orange County Regional History Center. The crosses were made by a Chicago carpenter to honor each of the victims killed at Pulse on June 12. They will be on permanent display at the history center in downtown Orlando. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
ORLANDO, Fla. — Workers with the Orange County Regional History Center have removed the last of the nonperishable items that made up a makeshift memorial to the Pulse shooting victims outside Orlando's new performing arts center. The banners, flags, stuffed animals and signs were taken Monday by the history center's staff so they can be documented and preserved. The memorial outside the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center was one of three makeshift memorials created around downtown Orlando to honor the Pulse victims. The others were at the nightclub itself and the hospital where many patients were taken. Forty-nine white crosses that made up the hospital memorial also were taken to the history center for preservation. Gunman Omar Mateen opened fire at Pulse on June 12, killing 49 patrons and injuring another 53 people.
