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A rainbow crosswalk near Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., honoring the victims of one of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings was painted over late Wednesday after close to a decade, part of a state and nationwide effort to scrub “political banners” from public roads.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer released a statement Thursday after the state painted over the rainbow crosswalk in front of the Pulse nightclub site overnight. “We are devastated to learn that overnight the state painted over the Pulse Memorial crosswalk on Orange Avenue.