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FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Ron Hopper [230] called the shooting a hate crime and an act of terrorism; [231] and Jerry Demings, a sheriff from the Orange County Sheriff's Office, classified it as domestic terrorism. [6] City of Orlando Chief of Police John W. Mina said Mateen seemed organized and well-prepared. [232]
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. Forty-nine people were killed and 58 ...
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:
A mass shooting is a violent crime in which one or more attackers kill or injure multiple individuals simultaneously using a firearm. Mass shootings have been documented using a variety of methods, including via body cameras and closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) . [ 1 ]
Autopsy reports on some of the people shot at a gay nightclub in Florida in June appear to support witness accounts of the massacre. Autopsies show Orlando club massacre victims were shot multiple ...
At least two people were killed in a mass shooting in downtown Orlando, Fla., which was hosting a Halloween celebration Friday morning. Gunfire erupted outside The Block, a nightlife area ...
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.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced a local state of emergency in Orlando's downtown entertainment area, enacted a 1 a.m. curfew in the wake of the shooting, banned alcohol sales after midnight and prompted major security changes for late-night crowds in downtown Orlando. Dyer condemned the shooting, stating “Honestly, I am frustrated to have ...