But you know what? They didn’t turn them in. They knew the people in San Bernardino were bad. They know that Orlando gunman Omar Mateen was bad. “The Muslims have to work with us,” he said. In a speech Monday in New Hampshire, Trump specifically targeted Muslims.
Though the FBI declined to comment, Disney issued a statement that the park has already stepped up security measures.Īs police and FBI officials learned more about the shooting, the massacre became a focal point in the presidential campaign, with Democrats and Republicans disputing how to handle gun control and the words to use in the fight on terror.ĭonald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, called for outlawing immigrants from countries that he said support terrorism, building on his earlier proposal to temporarily bar all Muslims from entering the United States. The FBI and Orlando police also were aware of a report on that Mateen had visited Disney World, possibly to create a plan to attack visitors there. At least one survivor told the Washington Post that a policeman said, “If you are alive, raise your hand.” Soon after shooting Mateen, police walked through the club searching for survivors. Mateen also exited through the hole and, after he shot at police, became the 50th person to die at the club. At least 30 hostages escaped through that hole. … Stay away from area.”Īround 5 a.m., police used a vehicle to break down the club’s front door and an explosive device to create a second entrance by blowing a hole in a wall near where they believed hostages were held. Just before 4 a.m., Orlando police issued this on their Twitter account: “Shooting at Pulse nightclub. At that point, police believe he was holding at least a dozen hostages in one of the restrooms. Mateen called 911 and declared his affinity for both the Islamic State group and the Boston Marathon bombers, the first of three conversations he had with dispatchers. Within 10 minutes, the club posted this message on its Facebook account: “Everyone get out of Pulse and keep running.”Īt 2:22 a.m. During the gunbattle, Mateen quickly moved from the entrance to the restrooms and bar area in the back of the club. Moments after Mateen shot his first victims, two off-duty police officers working as security guards started shooting at Mateen, who returned fire. An estimated 320 people were in the club celebrating “Latin Night.”
local time, Mateen, a 29-year-old security guard who often expressed strong anti-gay sentiment to his family and co-workers, started shooting people near the entrance of Pulse, a gay nightclub in downtown Orlando.
Henry, 41 Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21 Yilmary R. Nieves Rodriguez, 27 Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32 Geraldo A. Honorato, 30 Akyra Monet Murray, 18 Antonio Davon Brown, 29. Fernandez, 25 Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20 Miguel A. Sixth row: Luis Vielma, 22 Luis Daniel Conde, 39 Leroy V. Rivera Velazquez, 37 Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22 Stanley Almodovar III, 23 Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40 Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24 Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25 Kimberly Morris, 37. Fourth row: Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35 Jerald Arthur Wright, 31 Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30 Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50 Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35 Frank Hernandez, 27 Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19. Rios Jr., 25 Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25 Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32 Shane Tomlinson, 33 Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34. Third row: Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25 Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36 Enrique L. Second row: Martin Benitez Torres, 33 Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37 Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49 Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32 Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31 Oscar A Aracena-Montero, 26 Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22, also known as Peter Ommy. Candelario-Padro, 28 Anthony Luis Laureano Disla, 25 Cory James Connell, 21 Darryl Roman Burt II, 29 Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33 Peter O. These are the victims of the Orlando shooting Sunday.