Updates On The Orlando Shooting Incident

The shooting that occurred at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando took place in the early hours of Sunday morning, 2 am local time. They had a Latin-themed occasion (which was attended by more than 300 people) that was about to come to an end when the culprit opened fire.

The killer had an AR-15-type assault rifle plus a handgun which he used to gun down the victims. He opened fire on the police officers that were on duty at the nightclub. Another cross-fire started when police officers arrived outside the nightclub, which made the gunman go back indoors. Other people were also stranded and held captive by the shooter in the bathroom. The killer warned that he was packed with explosives.

The police entered the building by 5am local time and were able to rescue and get most of the people out of the nightclub before they tried blowing the building’s exterior wall to have access to the bathroom, dozens of people hiding in the bathroom were successfully rescued as a result. As at now 49 people were shot dead and 53 injured victims were taken to the hospital and are still in critical condition. The culprit was killed in a shootout with the police. This has been recorded to be the largest mass shooting in the current history of the US.

The gunman was identified as 29-year-old Omar Mateen, who lived in Fort Pierce, in St Lucie County, and a father to a three-year-old boy. The suspect was known to have been questioned by the FBI in 2013 –twice in a row-, in relation to comments made by him declaring ties to the IS (Islamic State) group. Although the claims were not authentic, another questioning followed in 2014 about ties to a Moner Mohammed Abu-Salha, an American culprit that had committed a suicide bombing in Syria. The father of the suspect said a recent incident occurred at Miami where his son got “very angry” at the sight of two men kissing. A history of aggressive behaviour and mental instability had been expressed repeatedly said the ex-wife of Mateen,

Although the claims were not authentic, another questioning followed in 2014 about ties to a Moner Mohammed Abu-Salha, an American that had committed a suicide bombing in Syria. The father of the suspect said a recent incident occurred at Miami where his son got “very angry” at the sight of two men kissing. A history of aggressive behaviour and mental instability had been expressed repeatedly said the ex-wife of Mateen, Sitora Yusufiy who had been abused physically by the husband.

The shooter called 911 during the attack to pledge his loyalty to IS. The terrorist group has urged their followers to attack the Western world throughout Ramadan. Amaq news made a declaration that the shooter is a supporter of IS. Although these claims were made, there was no clear involvement of IS in the attack. The United States President said this is just a mere example of Mateen showing “home-grown extremism” through influential online content.

Some eyewitnesses that were at the crime scene had this to say:

John Alamo told AFP news agency that the music immediately stopped when he saw from the back of the room, a man entering the club holding a weapon and made about 50 shots.

What Rob Rick had to say about the attack was that most people were rounding up and about to leave. Luckily for him, he found a safe spot to hide while he had the gun going off. Christopher Hansen told CNN that “It was a scene from a horror movie.”

Janiel Gonzalez said the whole place went beserk and had people screaming for help. Others got stamped on and the exit was not clear enough for people to find their way out.

The President of the United States said that the country has suffered at the expense of this inhumane and terrifying act. Hilary Clinton also sent condolences and support to the LGBTQ community in the country and urged the ban of guns for terrorists and criminals. The senator

The senator of Florida, Marco Rubio also agreed to the control of gun handling.

Donald Trump, on the other hand, said that the president should resign because he refused to use the words “Islamic terrorism” in his speech. For now, the whole world mourns with Orlando.