Gay bar shooting name
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We'll update this post when more information is available. Orlando blood banks have asked for donors to step forward this morning to help with the demand while dozens of wounded, some critically, are being treated.Īcross Florida, friends and family have scrambled to find out if loved ones are safe as Facebook activated a feature that allows locals to check in. I would like to also thank all the first responders who quickly came to assist and help those in need." I have been in constant communication with Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and state and local law enforcement this morning. Our state emergency operations center is also monitoring this tragic incident. We are a strong and resilient state and we will devote every resource available to assist with the shooting in Orlando. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, families and all those affected by this horrific tragedy. His office issued this statement about the shooting: Governor Scott declared a state of emergency today and announced early this morning that he was on his way to Orlando to confer with first responders and police officials. The President asked to receive regular updates as the FBI, and other federal officials, work with the Orlando Police to gather more information, and directed that the federal government provide any assistance necessary to pursue the investigation and support the community." Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of the victims. "The President was briefed this morning by Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, on the tragic shooting in Orlando, Florida. President Obama issued a statement this morning: He began shooting, took hostages, and was later killed by police, who called him a "lone wolf." Mateen was armed with the assault rifle, a handgun, and possibly an explosive device. Sunday morning, when more than 230 people were packed into Pulse nightclub, police say. Grayson called the attack a "hate crime" against the gay community. Alan Grayson, have confirmed the man's identity as 29-year-old Omar Saddiqui Mateen of Port St. Police have not yet announced what motivated the attack, though they deemed it an act of "domestic terrorism." They also haven't confirmed the identity of the single gunman, who was reportedly armed with an assault-style rifle, but multiple news agencies, as well as Rep. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency, and leaders are asking for blood donors to step forward to help. At least 53 others were wounded and are in local hospitals. Update 11:15 a.m.: The shooter's father tells NBC News that his son wasn't religiously motivated but that the shooting was an anti-gay hate crime, perhaps sparked when his son recently saw two gay men kissing at Bayside Marketplace in Miami.Īt least 50 people are dead, authorities have now confirmed, in an overnight mass shooting inside a packed gay nightclub in Orlando.
Update 1:12 p.m.: The City of Miami Beach announced it will hold a candlelight vigil tonight for the Pulse nightclub victims at SoundScape Park, 500 17th St., Miami Beach, at 7 p.m.