One Year Anniversary Of El Paso Massacre Is Monday

EL PASO, TEXAS - AUGUST 01: The ‘Grand Candela’ memorial honoring victims shines at dusk in the parking lot of a Walmart on August 1, 2020 in El Paso, Texas. The memorial now stands on the parking lot of that Walmart where a 21-year-old white male shooter allegedly killed 23 people in a racist attack targeting Latinos. August 3rd marks the one-year anniversary of the deadliest attack against Hispanics in modern U.S. history. A number of memorial events are planned amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Texas city which sits along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Monday will mark the one year anniversary of the shooting at an El Paso, Texas Walmart which left 22 people dead.

A memorial called the “Grand Candela” was built in the parking lot of the store to honor the victims.

The El Paso Times writes the 30-foot candle is surrounded by 22 performances aluminum arcs – one for each victim. The memorial was unveiled last November.

The "Grand Candela," Walmart's 30-foot memorial, was publicly dedicated in a ceremony at 7:30 a.m. local time. https://t.co/jHAVNJGKRM
— ABC News (@ABC) November 24, 2019

In April, a 23rd victim died. Memo Garcia spent months in the hospital after being shot in the parking lot.

Guillermo ‘Memo’ Garcia died after a nine-month fight, becoming the 23rd victim of the El Paso shooting targeting Latinos https://t.co/FkwN15mzpk
— NBC Latino (@NBCLatino) April 27, 2020