ORLANDO, Fla. — Survivors and family members of the victims killed in the Pulse nightclub massacre nine years ago on Wednesday received their first chance to walk through the long-shuttered, LGBTQ+ friendly Florida venue before it’s razed and replaced with a permanent memorial.

Approximately 250 people, including 120 family members of the 24 victims and 70 survivors, are expected to visit the Pulse nightclub site.

After years of acknowledging the targets of the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre — the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities — Gov. Ron DeSantis has ommitted them from his official state description of

ORLANDO, Fla. — Thursday marks nine years since the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub. Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered flags to fly at half-staff on Thursday to honor the 49 people who died, and 53 others who were hurt on the day in 2016.

Family members called the final update from the FBI on the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre "a disaster" and said they were escorted out after they began asking questions on Wednesday. They had gathered to hear the final briefing from the FBI on the June 12,