ORLANDO, Fla. — The Pulse nightclub mass shooting was ten years ago on June 12. 49 people died and dozens of others were injured at the nightclub in Orlando.
Now 10 years later, we are listening to the stories of survivors, as well as family members who lost loved ones in the shooting.
Tampa Bay 28 reporter Annette Gutierrez was in Orlando today and has a report on how the city is remembering lives lost 49 years ago.
Watch report from Annette Gutierrez
Patience Murray was shot in both legs, but survived by taking shelter in a bathroom stall with her friends.
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"The gunman actually came into our stall. He was literally hovering over us, going to one person and shot them, went to another person and shot them," Murray says.
For others, when news was breaking, they were rushing to the scene.
Christine Leinonen lost her son Christopher. He was shot 9 times.
Leinonen drove to the club in 2016 and was left with few answers on where her son was.
"Oh my God, I would have gone in there. In my mind already, I was thinking I will go in there, find Christopher, put him on my back," she said 10 years ago.
10 years later, Lienonen is still grieving her son.
"Everybody says, well, at least you have the memories," Leinonen said. "But it's not just the memories. If you're my child and I'm looking at you, I'm like, 'Oh yeah, I wonder what kind of old man you're gonna be.' We see way beyond your lifespan… and it just all disappeared."
In March, crews began demolishing the nightclub to make way for a memorial that will pay tribute to the people killed in the attack at the LGBTQ-friendly club nearly a decade ago.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis directed flags to be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings on June 12 from sunup to sundown in remembrance of the victims.
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