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Reuters Getty Imags A homophobic ISIS sympathizer killed at least 50 people. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ashley Fantz Faith Karimi Eliott C. Here’s a timeline of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. People react after a gunman went on a shooting rampage at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, June 12, 2016.House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said "this appears to be the worst terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11." "Trump, Clinton, congressional leaders react to Orlando shooting". ↑ Mark Joseph Stern, The Long, Tragic History of Violence at LGBTQ Bars and Clubs in America, Slate (June 12, 2016)."Orlando nightclub shooting: Omar Mateen was gunman, officials say". ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Perez, Evan Prokupecz, Shimon Brown, Pamela Ryan, MaryLynn (June 12, 2016).↑ "Orlando gunman identified as Omar Mateen"."Fifty people killed in massacre at Florida gay nightclub: police". "Orlando nightclub shooting: 50 killed in 'domestic terror incident' at gay club gunman identified". ↑ Goldman, Adam Holley, Peter Berman, Mark (June 12, 2016)."What to Know About the Pulse Nightclub Shooting in Orlando".
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He mentioned that he has directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate the shooting as an act of terrorism, and that the full resources of the federal government would be made available. from the White House, President Barack Obama described the shooting as an "act of terror" and an " act of hate". In a broadcast statement made at around 2:00 p.m. Reactions United States įlorida governor Rick Scott described the incident as "clearly an act of terror", and declared a state of emergency. Pulse posted on its Facebook page at 2:09 EDT, saying "Everyone get out of pulse and keep running". Mateen called 911 while inside the club and pledged allegiance to ISIS. He was armed with an assault rifle and handgun. The shooter was Omar Mir Seddique Mateen, 29, of Port St. Mateen then left the club briefly and exchanged gunfire with a police officer outside, before returning inside to take hostages. At least 49 people were killed after a gunman stormed Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, around 2 a.m. He was armed with a rifle, a handgun, and a "device". EDT, Mateen fired shots inside the nightclub. According to law enforcement officials, at an unknown time before the shooting, Mateen called the police and pledged himself to the leader of ISIS.