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Points of reflection, virtual ceremony planned for 2-year remembrance of Virginia Beach mass shooting
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and last updated 2021-05-02 06:24:39-04
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The City of Virginia Beach will memorialize the May 31, 2019 Virginia Beach Municipal Center shooting with several remembrance activities, including points of reflection at Mount Trashmore and the Municipal Center, special programming through the VB Strong Center and remembrance flags across the city.
The mass shooting left 12 people, including 11 city employees and a contractor, dead, five people physically injured and hundreds more impacted.
âThe events of May 31, 2019 have impacted everyone differently and because of that, individuals are at different points in their healing journey,â said Virginia Beach City Manager Patrick A. Duhaney. âOur goal is to continue to meet people where they are on that journey and provide options for them to remember those we lost.â