Orlando nightclub shooting: 50 killed in ‘domestic terror incident’ at gay club; gunman identified
ORLANDO — A gunman opened fire inside a crowded nightclub here early Sunday morning, killing 50 people and injuring 53 others in a rampage that was the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history.
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Authorities in Orlando said Sunday that the siege at Pulse, a popular gay bar and dance club, was quickly deemed an act of domestic terrorism. Police said that after a first round of gunshots at 2 a.m., the shooter took hostages for about three hours, until officers who went inside to rescue these people killed the gunman in a shootout. It was not immediately clear if the death toll included the gunman.
Police had said earlier Sunday that 20 people were killed before saying that the toll was significantly higher. Until Sunday, the 2007 rampage at Virginia Tech — which saw 32 people killed and 30 others injured — was the country’s worst mass shooting.
Orlando Police Chief John Mina said that the toll from this latest mass slaughter could have been even greater, saying that a SWAT team “rescued at least 30 possible victims and brought them to safety.” Police said they were not able to say if all of the people killed or injured were shot during the initial burst of gunfire at 2 a.m. or during the shootout with police three hours later.
“It’s absolutely terrible,” Mina said during a news briefing. “Fifty victims in one location, one shooting, is absolutely one of the worst tragedies we’ve seen.”
In the aftermath of the shooting, officials said many things remained unknown, including:
Mina said it appeared the gunman was armed with “a handgun and an AR-15-type assault rifle” and had additional rounds on him.
“We’re dealing with something we never imagined and is unimaginable,” Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer (D) said during a news briefing Sunday.
Dyer said he had issued a state of emergency in the city and asked Gov. Rick Scott(R) to issue a similar order for the state. Scott said he was traveling to Orlando to meet with officials there.
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Organización boricua se solidariza con víctimas de balacera en Orlando
El Comité Amplio para la Búsqueda de Equidad (CABE) manifestó hoy su indignación y consternación en relación con el tiroteo ocurrido en el club gay Pulse de Orlando donde unas 50 personas resultaron asesinadas y se han reportado decenas de personas heridas.
A su vez, CABE expresó su solidaridad con los familiares de las víctimas e hizo un llamado a rechazar los discursos excluyentes y discriminatorios que alientan los crímenes de odio.
“Hoy que se celebra en Puerto Rico el festival de orgullo LGBT de Boquerón despertamos con la aterradora noticia de que 50 personas resultaron muertas y otras 53 resultaron heridas, no podemos menos que indignarnos en lo más profundo de nuestro ser y recordar que estos actos no son producto de la casualidad sino que son el resultado de los discursos de odio que constantemente se difunden en nuestras sociedades”, afirmó Osvaldo Burgos Pérez, portavoz de CABE, a través de un comunicado de prensa.
“Cuando tenemos en nuestros países sectores políticos conservadores y fundamentalistas religiosos que constantemente están difundiendo un discurso de odio hacia las comunidades LGBT y Queer, ese es uno de los nefastos resultados; por eso afirmamos que es tan responsible de estos asesinatos y atentados quien promueve el odio como el que hala el gatillo”, indicó Burgos Pérez.
“CABE expresa hoy su dolor, indignación y coraje por lo sucedido en Orlando, Florida y se solidariza con los familiars de las víctimas. Incidentes tan lamentables como el de esta madrugada nos reafirma la necesidad de seguir luchando por la equidad y en la búsqueda de una sociedad donde el odio y el discrimine sean sólo cosa de un pasado al que no debemos regresar”, finalizó Burgos Pérez.
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Authorities in Orlando said Sunday that the siege at Pulse, a popular gay bar and dance club, was quickly deemed an act of domestic terrorism. Police said that after a first round of gunshots at 2 a.m., the shooter took hostages for about three hours, until officers who went inside to rescue these people killed the gunman in a shootout. It was not immediately clear if the death toll included the gunman.
Police had said earlier Sunday that 20 people were killed before saying that the toll was significantly higher. Until Sunday, the 2007 rampage at Virginia Tech — which saw 32 people killed and 30 others injured — was the country’s worst mass shooting.
Orlando Police Chief John Mina said that the toll from this latest mass slaughter could have been even greater, saying that a SWAT team “rescued at least 30 possible victims and brought them to safety.” Police said they were not able to say if all of the people killed or injured were shot during the initial burst of gunfire at 2 a.m. or during the shootout with police three hours later.
“It’s absolutely terrible,” Mina said during a news briefing. “Fifty victims in one location, one shooting, is absolutely one of the worst tragedies we’ve seen.”
In the aftermath of the shooting, officials said many things remained unknown, including:
- A possible motivation for the gunman and more about his background.
- The final death toll.
- Identities of all of the people killed and injured.
- A clearer timeline of what happened inside the club and when all of the victims were injured.
Mina said it appeared the gunman was armed with “a handgun and an AR-15-type assault rifle” and had additional rounds on him.
“We’re dealing with something we never imagined and is unimaginable,” Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer (D) said during a news briefing Sunday.
Dyer said he had issued a state of emergency in the city and asked Gov. Rick Scott(R) to issue a similar order for the state. Scott said he was traveling to Orlando to meet with officials there.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/06/12/orlando-nightclub-shooting-about-20-dead-in-domestic-terror-incident-at-gay-club/?utm_term=.591288f538d5
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Organización boricua se solidariza con víctimas de balacera en Orlando
El Comité Amplio para la Búsqueda de Equidad (CABE) manifestó hoy su indignación y consternación en relación con el tiroteo ocurrido en el club gay Pulse de Orlando donde unas 50 personas resultaron asesinadas y se han reportado decenas de personas heridas.
A su vez, CABE expresó su solidaridad con los familiares de las víctimas e hizo un llamado a rechazar los discursos excluyentes y discriminatorios que alientan los crímenes de odio.
“Hoy que se celebra en Puerto Rico el festival de orgullo LGBT de Boquerón despertamos con la aterradora noticia de que 50 personas resultaron muertas y otras 53 resultaron heridas, no podemos menos que indignarnos en lo más profundo de nuestro ser y recordar que estos actos no son producto de la casualidad sino que son el resultado de los discursos de odio que constantemente se difunden en nuestras sociedades”, afirmó Osvaldo Burgos Pérez, portavoz de CABE, a través de un comunicado de prensa.
“Cuando tenemos en nuestros países sectores políticos conservadores y fundamentalistas religiosos que constantemente están difundiendo un discurso de odio hacia las comunidades LGBT y Queer, ese es uno de los nefastos resultados; por eso afirmamos que es tan responsible de estos asesinatos y atentados quien promueve el odio como el que hala el gatillo”, indicó Burgos Pérez.
“CABE expresa hoy su dolor, indignación y coraje por lo sucedido en Orlando, Florida y se solidariza con los familiars de las víctimas. Incidentes tan lamentables como el de esta madrugada nos reafirma la necesidad de seguir luchando por la equidad y en la búsqueda de una sociedad donde el odio y el discrimine sean sólo cosa de un pasado al que no debemos regresar”, finalizó Burgos Pérez.
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