Worst mass shooting in US history: 49 dead, 53 hospitalized at gay club in Orlando

[Yuggoth]

"A mass shooting has been reported in a the night club in Orlando, Florida, where an unidentified gunman barricaded himself and hostages inside the club and allegedly shot at least 20 people, reports on social media claim. The incident reportedly took place at Pulse night club. Twitter users said they heard multiple gunshots in the area. According to a reporter from the Orlando News, the shooter is wearing a bomb. Pulse night club wrote on Facebook: "everyone get out of Pulse and keep running."

orlando pd twitter account https://twitter.com/OrlandoPolice?ref_twsrc%5Etfw

[Yuggoth]

update : shooter is dead

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-A gunman opened fire inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., killing 50 people and leaving 53 others hospitalized in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

-The gunman, who was carrying an assault-style rifle, handgun and possibly an explosive device, is dead after exchanging fire with officers at 5 a.m. He had taken hostages after trying to flee.

-The FBI is treating the shooting as an act of terrorism.

-The suspect was identified as Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old U.S. citizen whose family is believed to be from Afghanistan. Federal officials are investigating Mateen's possible ties to radical terror organizations.

-NN reports that Mateen was a professional security officer and had a license to carry a firearm.

-Mateen's father expressed shock over the attack, saying his son may have had "anti-gay" leanings.

-Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer declared a state of emergency as officials throughout the state asked the public for blood donations.

-Blood donation centers are looking for O negative, O positive and A/B donors.

-President Obama is expected to address the nation at 1:30 p.m.

[Rev Jones]

my condolences to the citizens of Orlando

this is horrible

[Machete]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrNlexm8bio

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Oh great our very own Bataclan

[Rev Jones]

^^you are retroactively mocking parents who got upset in 2014?

or not?

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Ehh

[Rev Jones]

Ehh

yeah no surprises there unfortunately

[Jammin]

Man with weapons and possible explosives arrested, was going to L.A. gay pride parade, sources say

[The Hound]

Guns lol

[Dooch]

Liberals lol

[The Hound]

Actually I'm a Labor man

[IrOnMaN]

Jesus Christ! My heart goes out to the families who have lost love ones. This is a tragic.

By the way, guns aren't the issue here, it's the people. What a sad day this is.

[TSA]

StonerSloth is too pussy to not think this had anything to do with guns. What a pussy liberal. Major League Baseball