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 ThorsenThe gathering crowd Credit: Matthew ThorsenPreparing to march Credit: Matthew ThorsenA police officer escorts the crowd down Church Street. Credit: Matthew ThorsenBurlington street band Brass Balagan led the silent crowd, playing somber ballads on horns and drums. Credit: Matthew ThorsenBernie Sanders and his wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, joined the march flanked by their entourage of Secret Service officers. Credit: Matthew RoyThe crowd continues down Church Street. Credit: Matthew ThorsenPolice Chief Brandon del Pozo joined the march. Credit: Matthew ThorsenBurlington Mayor Miro Weinberger marched near the head of the parade. Credit: Matthew ThorsenLongtime LGBT advocate Jason Lorber, Pride Center of Vermont executive director Kim Fountain, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Mayor Miro Weinberger Credit: Matthew ThorsenKim Fountain, the Pride Center of Vermont’s executive director, speaks to the crowd gathered in City Hall Park. Credit: Matthew ThorsenSen. Bernie Sanders took the podium to raucous cheers from the crowd. Credit: Matthew ThorsenSanders assailed anti-Muslim sentiment and loose gun-control laws. Credit: Matthew ThorsenRylee Field, Miss Vermont 2016 Credit: Matthew ThorsenMembers of the crowd listen to speeches in City Hall Park. Credit: Matthew Thorsen
