At least 50 people were killed and more than 50 others were wounded
when a gunman opened fire and took hostages at a gay nightclub in
Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning.
The shooter, identified by several law
enforcement sources as Omar Mateen, 29, was killed in a shootout with
law enforcement after a three-hour siege.
The massacre — the worst mass shooting in the history of the United States — began when the gunman stormed the Pulse Nightclub about 2 a.m. ET with an AR-15 type rifle and a handgun, officials said.
The gunman called 911 before the attack,
expressing fealty to ISIS. He twice had been investigated by federally
authorities for alleged comments he made about terrorism, but both
investigations were closed.
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