A community candlelight vigil will be held at Monterey Park City Hall Monday evening to honor the victims of the mass shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio that left 11 people dead and nine others wounded.
The gathering, organized by community residents, will be held at 7 p.m. Attendees are being encouraged to bring candles or flowers.
A memorial of flowers and other mementos has been growing outside Monterey Park City Hall, 320 W. Newmark Ave., since Sunday.
At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, the city of Monterey Park will host a vigil, also at City Hall.
“We believe that it is important for our community to come together to remember and heal,” Mayor Henry Lo said in a statement.
The Monterey Park City Council was originally scheduled to hold a mayoral installation and City Council reorganization ceremony Tuesday, but that event was canceled.
Meanwhile, the organization Compassion in SGV scheduled another vigil for 6 p.m. Wednesday outside the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, 122 W. Garvey Ave. Organizers said the event will be a “solidarity community vigil to remember, honor and grieve the tragic mass shooting victims in Monterey Park, and condemn gun violence.”