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Omar Mir Seddique Mateen [1] (Pashto: عمر مير صديق متين; born Omar Mir Seddique; November 16, 1986 – June 12, 2016) was an American terrorist and mass murderer who killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, before he was killed in a shootout with the local police.
The two hospitals that treated Pulse victims, Orlando Regional Medical Center and Florida Hospital, announced in late August that they will not be billing the survivors or pursuing reimbursement. [174] [175] The City of Orlando offered free plots and funeral services at the city-owned Greenwood Cemetery for those killed in the shooting. [176 ...
Pulse was a gay bar, dance club, and nightclub in Orlando, Florida, founded in 2004 by Barbara Poma and Ron Legler.On June 12, 2016, the club was the scene of the second-worst mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history, and the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since the September 11 attacks.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said the attack was the deadliest single U.S. shooting incident, eclipsing the 32 people killed in the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech university. Images from the scene:
Among the 49 victims of the Sunday's Orlando massacre was Brenda Lee Marquez McCool. McCool, 49, was killed by shooter Omar Mateen when she shielded her 21-year-old son, Isaiah Henderson.
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Orlando factory shooting Orlando Orlando (Florida) Location Orlando, Florida, U.S. Coordinates 28°34′48″N 81°17′38″W / 28.5799°N 81.2939°W / 28.5799; -81.2939 Date June 5, 2017 Target Employees of Fiamma Inc. Attack type Mass shooting, mass murder, murder-suicide Weapons 9mm handgun Knives (unused) Deaths 6 (including the perpetrator) Injured 0 Perpetrator John Robert ...
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