In a statement shared on social media, the Democratic mayor said he was “devastated to learn that overnight the state painted over the Pulse Memorial crosswalk on Orange Avenue.”

A rainbow crosswalk that was part of the Pulse Memorial site in Florida was removed overnight, according to NBC affiliate WESH.

'I hope the city of Orlando paints these colors back onto their property, and that they sue the state of Florida for vandalizing their property without their consent,' Smith stated in a video posted ...