Vigil For Orlando Victims To Be Held At LA City Hall

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A large crowd is expected to gather outside Los Angeles City Hall Monday night for a vigil in memory of the people killed during a weekend shooting spree at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

Organized by the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the event will also be a rally "in solidarity to stand for peace, for community and for Orlando."

The event is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. and run until 9 p.m.

Mayor Eric Garcetti also announced Monday that LA City Hall will be lit in rainbow colors for the remainder of June.

Forty-nine people were killed by a gunman who was later fatally shot by police inside the Orlando club early Sunday morning. It was the worst mass killing in U.S. history and came during a weekend of LGBT Pride celebrations being across the country, including the LA Pride parade and festival in West Hollywood.

As Southland residents gather for events in tribute to the shooting victims, local authorities again reminded residents to remain vigilant to help police prevent future attacks.

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck said the nation is in a "new threat level" involving "the lone wolf -- no friends, no contact, nobody knows ahead of time, but you see strange
behavior."

He said police need the public to act as their eyes and ears to become aware of people who can quickly develop into a threat.

"You see somebody that is overly fascinated with military-grade weapons and does not have good control over their faculties, please tell us so we can do an investigation," Beck said. "And it may be nothing, in which case we'll respect their constitutional rights."

Beck took to Twitter to encourage people to download the "iWatch LA" app on their smartphones.

The app allows users to send a tip to police and provides advice and videos about behaviors that should trigger suspicion. It also includes a map of LAPD stations and phone numbers for the LAPD and other law enforcement agencies. The app is free to download.

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