Mourning the victims

Tracy Ross, left, Jenna De Quila, and Anahita Schacht, right, cry and comfort one another in front of a makeshift memorial on the Virginia Tech drill field. (Francine Orr / LAT)

Sept. 16, 2014 6:46 AM PT

Family and friends grapple with their loss in front of a makeshift memorial on the Virginia Tech drill field.

Senior Nicholas Young, 22, prays before a bouquet of flowers. The shooter, Seung-hui Cho, had at one time been labeled an ‘imminent danger’ by mental health officials. (Francine Orr / LAT)

Traci Wilson, 30, hugs her daughter Mackenzie Lewis, 6, at a makeshift memorial on campus. “I feel drawn here. right now. If I had arms big enough to hug the entire campus I would,” Wilson said. (Francine Orr / LAT)

Hoduck Kim, left, Taewon Kim, center, and Sunny Park, right, pray together. (Francine Orr / LAT)

Sunny Park weeps. All day long, people have been creating memorials on the lawns of Virginia Tech. (Francine Orr / LAT)

Mona Samaha and daughter, Randa, are overcome with emotion as they look at pictures of Reema, who was killed during Monday’s shooting rampage. (Robert Gauthier / LAT)