Maria de Menezes expressed her enduring pain, stating, 'It's still very painful. It's been 20 years but nothing has changed with my heart. Every year, we wait for truth.'
The annual vigil for the Pulse nightclub shooting victims saw participants gather at Jane Warner Plaza before marching to Hibernia Beach to honor the lost lives with red roses.
Lola's tragic death has highlighted significant concerns regarding the management and safety protocols of the San Jose Animal Care Center, sparking widespread outrage among advocates.
The vigil on Sunday evening drew a crowd so large that police in Vancouver had to move the crime scene barriers back so that people would not spill out on to the busy traffic along 41st Avenue.
George Spies, an organizer with Traffic Violence Rapid Response, noted that roads...create dangerous situations for pedestrians and cyclists. "What happens when you've got two lanes?... speed kills," Spies said.