One Year Anniversary Of El Paso Massacre Is Monday
By News & Guts
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
