Temple Memorial to Florida Shooting Victims Is Set Ablaze

A wooden temple built as a memorial to the 17 victims of a Florida high school mass shooting was set ablaze Sunday in a symbolic gesture of healing.

The "Temple of Time" built as a memorial to the 17 victims of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is seen on fire during a ceremonial burning in Coral Springs, Fla., on May 19, 2019. John McCall/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP

CORAL SPRINGS, Florida—A wooden temple built as a memorial to the 17 victims of a Florida high school mass shooting was set ablaze Sunday in a symbolic gesture of healing.

The “Temple of Time” public art installation was set afire at a ceremony hosted by the cities of Parkland and Coral Springs, where Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students live.