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| Orlando shooting live: Gunman Omar Mateen kills 50 people at Florida gay club Pulse – latest updates | |
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| At least 50 people have been killed and 53 injured after a gunman launched what police say was a "domestic terrorism incident" at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. | At least 50 people have been killed and 53 injured after a gunman launched what police say was a "domestic terrorism incident" at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. |
| Here are the latest updates: | Here are the latest updates: |
| Police say an officer working as a security guard inside the Pulse nightclub exchanged fire with the suspect at about 2am local time (7am UK time), before a hostage situation developed, a team of officers entered the club and shot dead the gunman. | Police say an officer working as a security guard inside the Pulse nightclub exchanged fire with the suspect at about 2am local time (7am UK time), before a hostage situation developed, a team of officers entered the club and shot dead the gunman. |
| Police identified the attacker as Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old from Port St. Lucie, Florida – more than 100 miles away from Pulse. His family is from Afghanistan, while Mateen is believed to have been born in the United States. | Police identified the attacker as Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old from Port St. Lucie, Florida – more than 100 miles away from Pulse. His family is from Afghanistan, while Mateen is believed to have been born in the United States. |
| Mr Mateen, who is said by the FBI to have "leanings" towards extremism and Isis, was involved with a stand-off with officers for around three hours before SWAT teams stormed the building and shot him dead. | Mr Mateen, who is said by the FBI to have "leanings" towards extremism and Isis, was involved with a stand-off with officers for around three hours before SWAT teams stormed the building and shot him dead. |