Flags are flying at half-staff June 12 across Florida as a "mark of respect" for those who died or were affected by the Pulse Nightclub shooting.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Survivors and family members of the victims killed in the Pulse nightclub massacre nine years ago on Wednesday received their first chance to walk through the long-shuttered, LGBTQ+ friendly Florida venue before it’s razed and replaced with a permanent memorial.

Approximately 250 people, including 120 family members of the 24 victims and 70 survivors, are expected to visit the Pulse nightclub site.

During the early morning hours on Sunday, June 12, 2016, gunman Omar Mateen took out a gun at the popular gay Pulse nightclub in downtown Orlando and opened fired, killing 49 people and wounding 58 others. Labeled a terrorist attack by the FBI, the mass shooting shook not just Central Florida but also the gay community.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ annual statement on the Pulse shooting anniversary released Wednesday makes no mention of the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities — the two groups most devastated by the massacre that left 49 dead.

The city of Orlando is planning a memorial with a reflection pool, visitor pavilion, tribute wall and healing garden