A large crowd marched through downtown Burlington on Monday evening to remember the victims of Sunday’s shooting in a gay nightclub in Orlando. The shooting left 49 victims dead and many more injured.

A crowd estimated at 1,500 to 2,000 gathers at the top of Church Street to mourn victims of Sunday’s shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Credit: Matthew Thorsen
The gathering crowd Credit: Matthew Thorsen
Preparing to march Credit: Matthew Thorsen
A police officer escorts the crowd down Church Street. Credit: Matthew Thorsen
Burlington street band Brass Balagan led the silent crowd, playing somber ballads on horns and drums. Credit: Matthew Thorsen
Bernie Sanders and his wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, joined the march flanked by their entourage of Secret Service officers. Credit: Matthew Roy
The crowd continues down Church Street. Credit: Matthew Thorsen
Police Chief Brandon del Pozo joined the march. Credit: Matthew Thorsen
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger marched near the head of the parade. Credit: Matthew Thorsen
Longtime LGBT advocate Jason Lorber, Pride Center of Vermont executive director Kim Fountain, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Mayor Miro Weinberger Credit: Matthew Thorsen
Kim Fountain, the Pride Center of Vermont’s executive director, speaks to the crowd gathered in City Hall Park. Credit: Matthew Thorsen
Sen. Bernie Sanders took the podium to raucous cheers from the crowd. Credit: Matthew Thorsen
Sanders assailed anti-Muslim sentiment and loose gun-control laws. Credit: Matthew Thorsen
Rylee Field, Miss Vermont 2016 Credit: Matthew Thorsen
Members of the crowd listen to speeches in City Hall Park. Credit: Matthew Thorsen

Matthew Thorsen was a photographer for Seven Days 1995-2018. Read all about his life and work here.