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Revision as of 13:42, 12 June 2016

2016 Pulse nightclub shooting
Pulse nightclub shooting is located in Florida
Pulse nightclub shooting
Location of the Pulse nightclub within Florida
Location1912 S. Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Coordinates
DateJune 12, 2016 (2016-06-12)
2:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. EDT (UTC−05:00)
Attack type
Mass shooting
DeathsApproximately 20[1][2][3]
InjuredApproximately 42[4]
PerpetratorOmar Mir Seddique Mateen ISIL (alleged)[5]

On June 12, 2016, multiple people were shot in Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Approximately 20 were killed and 42 wounded.[4][6]

Incident

Pulse Orlando posted on its Facebook around 2:00 a.m. EDT, "Everyone get out of pulse and keep running." Soon after around 2:02 a.m. EDT, shots were heard and an Orlando Police Department officer stationed at the night club thereafter engaged the gunman and returned fire. The gunman was armed with an assault rifle, a handgun, and the "device" that officials believed was another threat. After additional officers engaged the suspect, the gunman retreated into the nightclub and began to take patrons hostage.[7][8]

A crisis negotiator was then sent to the scene,[9] as the gunman was holed up inside and holding hostages.[10][11] The shooter claimed to have an explosive device.[12][13] Police said they later set off a controlled explosion without offering any additional details.[11]

Around 5:00 a.m. EDT, SWAT officers entered the nightclub and exchanged gunfire with the perpetrator.[14] Thirty hostages were freed, one officer was injured, and Orlando Police confirmed that "the shooter inside the club is dead".[4][15][16]

Investigation

Orlando Police Chief John Mina called the shooting an act of "lone wolf" domestic terrorism. Ron Hopper of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is leading the investigation, said his agency isn't ruling the possibility out.[17] Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said, "This is an incident, as I see it, that we certainly classify as domestic terror incident."[4] When asked about Islamism, Hopper replied, "We do have suggestions that that individual might have leanings towards that particular ideology".[4] Mina said the gunman was organized, well-prepared, and not from the local area.[18]

Gunman

CBS News reported that the gunman is Omar Mateen. Mateen was a U.S. citizen from Port St. Lucie, born to Afghan parents in 1986.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shooting at Orlando Nightclub Kills About 20, Police Say". New York Times. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. ^ "BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Watch WESH 2 News". WESH 2. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Orlando nightclub shooting – BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  5. ^ "Orlando gunman identified as Omar Mateen". BNO News. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. ^ ""Around 20" dead in "domestic terror incident" at gay bar". CBS News. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  7. ^ "Islamic terrorism tie eyed in Orlando gay bar shooting". Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  8. ^ News, A. B. C. (12 June 2016). "FL Club Shooting a 'Domestic Terror Incident,' Approx 20 Dead". Retrieved 12 June 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Shootings, possible hostages at Orlando club". USA Today. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  10. ^ "Shooting erupts at Florida gay nightclub, 'multiple injuries': police". Reuters. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Shooting inside Orlando nightclub". Sky News. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  12. ^ Karimi, Faith; Sutton, Joe (June 12, 2016). "Several people injured in shooting at Florida gay club". CNN. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  13. ^ Zappone, Chris (June 12, 2016). "Orlando, Florida gay nightclub shooting: multiple victims". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  14. ^ "Orlando nightclub shooting: About 20 killed in 'domestic terror incident' at gay club; gunman identified". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  15. ^ Lyons, Kate (June 12, 2016). "Orlando nightclub shooting: police confirm 'mass casualties' and gunman dead". The Guardian. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  16. ^ "Shooting at gay nightclub in Orlando results in 'mass casualties'". Orlando Sentinel. June 12, 2016.
  17. ^ "Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting: About 20 dead in act of terrorism, police say". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2016-06-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  18. ^ "Orlando nightclub shooting: police say up to 20 dead in terrorist incident". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  19. ^ http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/06/12/orlando-nightclub-shooting/
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