TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Heartbreak and healing tonight at Florida State University.

The campus community gathered with heavy hearts, united in grief and love, to remember the two lives tragically lost in Thursday’s school shooting. 

Another makeshift memorial is wrapped around the Unconquered statue on campus

There’s candles burning bright, flowers, Noles balloons, teddy bears and letters left behind from students leaving Friday’s vigil. Thousands of them gathered to pay their respects to the victims and stand united as a Seminole family.

“It’s incredible just seeing a great large community that we have here at Florida state come together for a common cause after such a tragedy is just remarkable,” said Shane O’Sullivan, FSU Freshman.

Standing shoulder to shoulder on Landford green on Florida State University’s campus.

Florida State students came out to honor the victims and pray for those impacted by Thursday’s school shooting.

FSU President Richard McCullough uplifting all of those in attendance

“As we continue to process it. I hope you will remember. you are not alone. I’m here for you. we’re all here for you,” said McCullough.

“I don’t know that many universities would be able to pull off something not this quickly but also this well done and I think that speaks to the fact that Florida state is quite prepared and has thought through unfortunately a lot of the things that are becoming more common today,” said Morgan Robison, FSU Grad student.

Many people, like FSU grad student Devanee Pappas, stood in solidarity with her classmates because it simply felt like the right thing to do.

“i just think as a student myself like i don’t know what else to do to show my support other than to just bring my presence in somewhere so I feel like most people were here to show that they’re part of the NOLE family and they’re supportive of that,” said Pappas.

As the FSU Marching Chiefs played the school hymn, emotions still visibly running high amongst the student body.

“I think it was a nice touch to have them here because it really brought in the fact that we are together as one Seminole family,” said Pappas.

“We will move forward and we’ll do it together because we are the Florida State University,” said McCullough.

Florida state university mental health providers also were at today’s vigil and urged students to reach out to 644-TALK for students to receive any guidance or support they need during this time.