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Gallery: Scenes From A Growing Memorial To Those Killed In El Paso

Signs with notes of solidarity and strength send a clear message to visitors — that El Paso stands together.

| August 8, 2019, 11:06 AM

A young El Pasoan visits the makeshift memorial outside the Walmart where the shooting took place. (Photo Credit: Stella Chávez/KERA News)

Memorial in honor of the victims of the mass shooting that occurred in El Paso on Aug. 3, 2019. (Photo Credit: Stella Chávez/KERA News)

Originally published on August 7, 2019 6:28 pm

The makeshift memorial attracts visitors who come to mourn and remember the 22 people who were killed at the nearby shopping complex. Signs of support include flowers and stuffed animals, candles, crosses and religious items.

Photos of victims offer glimpses of the people lost on Aug. 3. Signs with notes of solidarity and strength dot the length of roadside, sending a clear message to visitors — that El Paso stands together. KERA’s Stella Chávez reported from El Paso and documented the memorial.

Memorial in honor of the victims of the mass shooting that occurred in El Paso on Aug. 3, 2019.

Clarissa Hernandez and her son, Ezra Magaooanes, handed out water and gave hugs at the memorial. “I’m just happy that people have been coming and people have been hugging each other — hugging us — to get some sadness or even all of it out of their hearts,” Magaooanes said.

Memorial in honor of the victims of the mass shooting that occurred in El Paso on Aug. 3, 2019.

Memorial in honor of the victims of the mass shooting that occurred in El Paso on Aug. 3, 2019.

Memorial in honor of the victims of the mass shooting that occurred in El Paso on Aug. 3, 2019.

Stella Chávez/KERA News

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