Pulse Nightclub Shooting Leaves At Least 50 Dead, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Says
The mass shooting at Orlando, Florida gay nightclub Pulse has left at least 50 people dead and more than 50 wounded, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer told reporters Sunday morning.
A death toll of 50 would place the Pulse nightclub massacre as the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
BREAKING: Orlando Mayor: 50 dead in Orlando.
Orlando club attack - 50 dead, more than 50 injured, police sayhttp://bbc.in/1U2zQGq
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer says 50 dead and 53 injured in Orlando nightclub shooting. #Pulse
Law enforcement sources have tentatively identified the shooter as Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old Port St. Lucie man born to Afghan parents. In an interview with NBC, the shooter's father, Mir Seddique, said the shooting may have been motivated by his son's bigoted views against gay people.
Read more:
• Orlando Mass Shooting at Pulse Gay Nightclub Leaves at Least 50 Dead, 53 Wounded
• Omar Mateen Identified as Suspect in Orlando Mass Shooting at Pulse Gay Nightclub
June 12, 2016, 5:45 p.m. Eastern: This post has been updated.
