Orange Ave., Orlando, Florida in the worst mass shooting in American history. Fifty people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a mass shooting at Pulse nightclub, located at 1912 S. Orlando, second from right, was at the nightclub and trapped for three hours in a bathroom (He wouldn't give last name.) Orlando and family attend a vigil and church service held at Joy Metropolitan Community Church very close to Pulse nightclub. (AP Photo/David Goldman) David Goldman/AP Show More Show Less "I feel proud knowing that I made something for my friend's mother that will be with them the last time their family sees him." The locally owned company has so far received 23 orders for caskets ahead of the upcoming funerals for the victims. "It hits you, it hits everyone here," said Greenwood who lost a friend in the shooting. Kelly Greenwood, co-owner of Cardinal Casket Company, prepares a casket for a victim of the Pulse nightclub shooting for shipment in preparation for the funeral Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. Dowell/Associated Press Show More Show Less 5 of101 Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP) MAGS OUT NO SALES MANDATORY CREDIT Stephen M. Obama is in Orlando today to pay respects to the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting and meet with families of victims of the attack. You hope and pray you don’t get shot.3 of101 4 of101 President Barack Obama hugs Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs upon the president's arrival at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, June 16, 2016, in Orlando, Fla.
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I just said please, please, please, I want to make it out,” he said.
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“I was thinking, are you kidding me? So I just dropped down. He saw injured people being tended to across the street.
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He continued to hear shooting even after he emerged, where police were telling people to back away from the club. People inside were able to then escape through the back of the club.Ĭhristopher Hansen said he was in the VIP lounge when he started hearing gunshots. A bouncer knocked down a partition between the club area and an area in the back where only workers are allowed. He estimated more than 100 people were still inside when he heard shots, got on the ground and crawled toward a DJ booth. “Everybody was drinking their last sip,” he said. “The music stopped.”Ĭlub-goer Rob Rick said it happened around 2 a.m., just before closing time. Jon Alamo said he was at the back of one of the club’s rooms when a man holding a weapon came into the front of the room. Jermaine Towns, left, and Brandon Shuford wait down the street from a multiple shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Police Chief John Mina said the shooter had some sort of “suspicious device.” He said the suspect exchanged gunfire with an officer working at the club around 2 a.m., then went back inside and took hostages among more than 300 people inside.
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Mateen also took hostages during the attack. Lucie, killing some 50 and wounding 53 others before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers. Wielding an AR-15-type assault rifle and a handgun, Mateen is suspected of opening fire at club-goers in Orlando, about a two-hour drive from Port St. “This had nothing to do with religion,” he added according to NBC news, adding that his son “got very angry when he saw two men kissing in downtown Miami a couple of months ago.” We are in shock like the whole country,” NBC news said, reading out his statement. We weren’t aware of any action he is taking. “We are saying we are apologizing for the whole incident. Speaking to NBC news, Mateen’s father, named as Mir Siddique, said the act was not linked to religion but possibly homophobia. Authorities said he had no criminal history but had been on the FBI’s radar after his name came up in an investigation some years ago. The FBI said there were “suggestions” Mateen had “leanings” toward Islamic terror. Omar Mateen, 30, from Port Saint Lucie, is the suspected gunman in a mass shooting attack at an Orlando nightclub for the LGBT community, according to police, June 12, 2016.