Mourners gather outside Supreme Court after passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Mourners gathered outside the Supreme Court on Friday evening to pay their respects to late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shortly after her death. 

The mourners sang “Amazing Grace.”

People took to Twitter to share photos of the scene, including images of candles and reports of mourners crying as they paid tribute to Ginsburg, who died at the age of 87.

The flag outside the Supreme Court was lowered to half-staff within the hour of Ginsburg’s death being made public. 

Amazing Grace being sung by the crowd outside of SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/J9uANeGGez

— Gary Grumbach (@GaryGrumbach) September 19, 2020

100+ are gathered outside of the Supreme Court. A court that is down one associate justice this evening.

It’s nearly silent here. pic.twitter.com/urtwTQ2DfL

— Gary Grumbach (@GaryGrumbach) September 19, 2020

PHOTOS: Mourners gather outside the Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Getty) pic.twitter.com/D2vFVvdZZ4

— Tim Ryan Renaud (@TimWCBD) September 19, 2020

Just a powerful scene outside the Supreme Court on a Friday night as the nation remembers a Justice. #scotus #RIPRGB pic.twitter.com/PqEwdc7wOo

— Joe St. George (@JoeStGeorge) September 19, 2020

mourners are gathered, lighting candles and crying. #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/mhQ2r0psQ7

— ryan carey-mahoney (@thegoodcarmah) September 19, 2020

Outside the U.S. Supreme Court tonight… #RBGRIP pic.twitter.com/pFd5xOPJrF

— Kevin Corke (@kevincorke) September 19, 2020

The Supreme Court said in a statement that Ginsburg died “surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, D.C., due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer.”

The news sent shockwaves through the nation and Washington, D.C., as people mourned the iconic liberal justice, who for decades championed women’s rights. 

The vacant seat also raises questions heading into the 2020 presidential election, as President Trump could make a last-minute nomination to fill the spot.

-Updated 10:41 p.m.