Hundreds of Mourners Gather at Vigils to Remember Victims of El Paso and Dayton Shootings

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Flowers were placed near a makeshift memorial outside the Cielo Vista Mall WalMart in El Paso.

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People gathered in Juarez, Mexico, for a vigil to mourn the deaths of 20 killed in the El Paso Walmart shooting on Aug. 3.

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Many were seen hugging at St Pius X Church in El Paso at a vigil for victims after the mass shooting.

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The Walmart was reportedly at capacity during the busy back-to-school shopping season, with as many as 3,000 people inside, according to multiple reports.

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People can help those affected by the El Paso shooting through donations that will go to the El Paso Community Foundation and the Paso del Norte Foundation.

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A separate vigil in El Paso for the victims killed at the Cielo Vista Mall.

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Gov. Greg Abbott said a "normal day for someone to leisurely go shopping turned into one of the most deadly days in the history of Texas."

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People hold their mobile phones with flash at a vigil in Ciudad Juarez. Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said three Mexican citizens were killed in the shooting. The Mexican government said six others were wounded.

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A vigil was held to remember those who lost their lives during a shooting in Dayton, Ohio, just 13 hours following the El Paso massacre.

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The 9 victims of the Dayton shooting have been identified: Lois Oglesby, 27; Megan Betts, 22; Sayid Saleh, 28; Derek Fudge, 57; Logan Turner, 30; Nicholas Cumer, 25; Thomas McNichols, 25; Beatrice Warren Curtis, 26; Monica Brickhouse, 29.

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Dayton police said on Twitter that the shooter was also killed and 26 other people were injured in the attack.

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The Dayton shooting took place near the Ned Peppers bar in the Oregon District, a popular nightlife area.

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Many gathered for a vigil at the Levitt Pavilion, which is less than a mile from the sight of the shooting.

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Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley thanked the police, saying that had it not been for their quick response, "hundreds of people in the Oregon District could be dead today."

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A source close to the investigation told PEOPLE the shooter was Connor Betts, 24, of nearby Bellbrook. Betts died after being confronted by police within a minute of opening fire, police said.

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A woman held a sign in solidarity of the El Paso shooting that took place hours before a shooting in Dayton.

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A rally against gun violence took place at Times Square in New York after the mass shooting in El Paso and Dayton.

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The New York rally took place just hours after the Dayton shooting which occurred at 1:05 a.m. on Sunday morning.

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