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.

Nine years after a gunman opened fire inside Pulse nightclub, killing 49 people in what was then the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, the Orlando community came together Thursday to remember the lives lost and others whose lives were forever changed by the tragedy.

Flags are flying at half-staff June 12 across Florida as a "mark of respect" for those who died or were affected by the Pulse Nightclub shooting.

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

Dr. Chadwick Smith recounted how the medical team leaned into its training to save so many lives when 36 patients were rushed in within 36 minutes of each other.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ annual statement on the Pulse shooting anniversary released Wednesday makes no mention of the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities — the two groups most devastated by the massacre that left 49 dead.

Nine years after the deadly mass Pulse nightclub shooting, the City of Orlando hosted its annual Pulse Remembrance Ceremony on Thursday. The ceremony included the reading of the names of the 49 victims,