Orlando nightclub shooting

Also known as Pulse massacre, Orlando nightclub attack, Pulse Orlando shooting, Pulse Orlando attack, Pulse nightclub shooting, Orlando masacre, Orlando mass shooting, 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting

mass shooting at gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida

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The Orlando nightclub shooting was a mass shooting that took place at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. It matters because it was a tragic event that affected many lives and sparked important conversations about gun violence, security, and hate crimes in the United States.

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Duration: 231
Image: Shooting at Pulse Nightclub.jpg
Number of deaths: 49
Number of injured: 53

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point in time: 2016-06-12
Commons category: 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting
number of perpetrators: 1
street address: Pulse Nightclub, 1912 S. Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, United States

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On June 12, 2016, 29-year-old Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and wounded 58 in a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States. Pulse was hosting a "Latin Night", and most of the victims were of Latino descent.

In a 911 call made shortly after the shooting began, Mateen swore allegiance to the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and said the U.S. killing of Abu Waheeb in Iraq the previous month "triggered" the shooting. He later told a negotiator he was "out here right now" because of the American-led interventions in Iraq and in Syria and that the negotiator should tell the United States to stop the bombing. The incident was deemed a terrorist attack by FBI investigators.