Remembering Pulse: Orlando Ribbon Project honors the 49

Ben Johansen, Founder of the Orlando Ribbon Project joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to talk about his work with the Orlando Ribbon Project created to honor the 49 angels and the project coming up on 2 million ribbons sent across more than 60 countries and every continent on the world, and what those ribbons mean in honoring the angels and the LGBTQ+ community. Thursday marks nine years since a gunman opened fire at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people and leaving 53 wounded. Survivors and families of the 49 victims killed in the Pulse Nightclub shooting were invited this week to walk through the nightclub for the first time since the June 12, 2016, massacre, just before the site is demolished. FOX 35's live team coverage includes Pulse survivors and victims' families speaking on their trips inside the Pulse nightclub site, the designer behind the permanent memorial and how the city of Orlando and Orange County choose to honor the victims of this tragedy. Pulse was hosting a Latin Night when Omar Mateen opened fire, killing 49 and wounding 53 in what was then the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Survivors and families had long pushed for meaningful access to the site and a permanent tribute, but a controversial foundation failed to deliver on its $100 million memorial plan, prompting the city to step in.