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Sunday marked one year since the mass shooting in Virginia Beach killed 12 people, injured four and a police officer.
Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the city moved anniversary events online or encouraged individual activities.
At Building 2 of the Municipal Center, the city created wreaths. On the day of the anniversary, people paid their respects by leaving more flowers and mementos.
Virginia Beach held a virtual memorial service later that afternoon.
Virginia Beach had flower displays and blue ribbons in the windows of Building 2, where a mass shooting killed 12 and injured four people and a police officer last year.
Virginia Beach had a flower display for each of the 12 victims.
From left to right: Andrea Anderson, Jason Renard and Anna Todaro are city employees. They went on a 12-mile bike ride this morning to Building 2 to remember the victims.
Photo by Sam Turken
Keith Havron (left) and a colleague who declined to give her name worked in Building 2 at the time of the shooting. They put rainbow spinners in front of each memorial. They also had fresh flowers for the memorials of their former co-employees.
Terry Bryan is a retired Virginia Beach city employee. She wrote messages on her car for the anniversary.
Hampton Roads residents gathered at the Municipal Center at 4:06 p.m. for a moment of silence in honor of victims of the mass shooting.
Visitors left photos, flowers and other items at Building 2 of the Municipal Center after a moment of silence for victims of last year's mass shooting.
People gathered at Virginia Beach's Municipal Center for a moment of silence at 4:06 p.m.
