Community members gathered Thursday night at two events in remembrance of people killed in recent hit-and-run crashes.
Las Vegas law enforcement officers came together Thursday morning to dedicate State Route 157 to DUI victims from Southern Nevada. A sign was placed on Kyle Canyon Road, just west of U.S. Highway 95, dubbing it the “DUI Victim Memorial Highway.” (Le’Andre Fox/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A makeshift memorial at the intersection of Magnolia Street and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, Calif. for three Centennial High School students who were killed in a car crash on March 29, 2018.
The memorial honoring the victims of the Aurora, CO. shooting is near completion, thanks to the tireless work of the 7/20 Memorial Foundation.
A memorial for the 49 people shot and killed at Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. (Ben Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A memorial at Virginia Tech for the 32 people shot and killed on April 16, 2007. (Ben Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A memorial outside Southwestern College in San Ysidro, Calif., remembering the 21 people who were gunned down inside a McDonald’s on July 18, 1984. (Ben Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A memorial for the 13 people shot and killed at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 in Jefferson County, Colorado. (Ben Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
View of a memorial remembering nine African Americans who where shot and killed on June 17, 2015 at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. (Ben Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Mark Owczarski, assistant vice president for university relations, discusses the student-led creation of the April 16 Memorial at Virginia Tech University.
Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer reflects on Pulse nightclub shooting and plans for the future memorial.
Rick Townsend, president of the Columbine memorial board, discusses the loss of his daughter Lauren during the Columbine school shooting on April 20, 1999.
Chris Davis and Debbie Davis, parents of Neysa Tonks, who was killed in the Oct. 1 shooting, talk about community support following the shooting. “We’ve had so many people reach out … It’s amazing, we’re all still just good human beings, I like to think that people are good,” said Debbie. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Memorials are scattered around to the Las Vegas Strip to remember the victims of the mass shooting at the Route 91 Country Music Festival. #VegasStrong
UNLV College Republicans and volunteers plant more than 2,000 American flags to honor the victims of the 9/11 terror attack. (Natalie Bruzda/Las Vegas Review-Journal)