Ten years ago, 49 families learned their mothers, fathers, siblings and friends would not be coming home after a gunman opened fire on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. To honor their memories, News 6 journalists compiled stories about every victim through interviews, news articles and social media.

It was an emotional time for many who came to pay respects and reflect, with Sunday being the six-year anniversary of the tragedy where a gunman opened fire inside the popular nightclub, killing 49 and injuring more than 50.

Dozens of people stopped by the Pulse memorial site on Friday to remember the lives lost during the nightclub shooting five years ago.

Orlando police Deputy Chief James Young was one of the first officers to respond to the mass shooting on June 12, 2016 at the Pulse Nightclub, running to a club he had not only worked off-duty at, but frequented before as an openly gay man.

The are many ways to honor the 49 victims throughout Orlando United Day and the month of June.

Read about the legacy of the 49 Pulse shooting victims.

The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Wednesday to make Pulse nightclub a national memorial site.

The documentary will play at Orlando Fashion Square Mall Premier Cinemas.

Reverends, rabbis and pastors gathered to call on lawmakers for stronger anti-discrimination policies.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday slashed $900,000 in funding for programs that serve LGBTQ people in Central Florida, including a program that provides mental-health services to survivors and family members of victims of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting.

June 12, 2021 marks 5 years since the attack on the Pulse Nightclub in SoDo where 49 people were killed.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Democratic Rep. Darren Soto, of Florida, announced Friday that he is submitting legislation to establish the Pulse nightclub as a federally recognized National Memorial Site. The legislation was a combined effort between Soto, along with Florida Representatives Stephanie Murphy and Val Demings. The bill will be brought to the House floor for a vote by the end of June, according to a news release. “I am pleased to announce that Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has committed to bringing our bill to the House Floor for a vote before the end of June. According to a new release, the legislation passed by unanimous consent on March 11 in the House Committee on Natural Resources.