Each year on May 13, the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum holds its annual Candlelight Vigil - a signature event of National Police Week in Washington, DC. During the Candlelight Vigil, fallen officers whose names were engraved on the Memorial’s walls that spring are formally dedicated. Held on the National Mall, more than 30,000 individuals attend to light candles in honor of the fallen. The current crisis that our nation and the world is facing has resulted in the cancellation of public gatherings in DC during National Police Week 2020.

The names of the fallen officers who have been added in 2020 to the wall at the National Law Enforcement Memorial will be read on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, during a Virtual Annual Candlelight Vigil. Because public events have been suspended as a result of the coronavirus, the vigil will be livestreamed to the public at 8:00 pm (EDT). The online event can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/user/TheNLEOMF.