"Domestic terrorism' leaves scores dead, injured at Orlando nightclub
Approximately 20 people are dead and scores wounded after a gunman opened fire and took hostages at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, police said.
Officials said a hostage situation developed after the gunman stormed the Pulse Nightclub about 2 a.m Sunday. The assailant was shot dead about three hours later when a SWAT team entered the club, police said.
The incident is being investigated as an act of terrorism.
"We are looking at probably in the range of 20 [dead], but we don't want to give you an exact figure," Orlando Police Chief John Mina said.
Police said a uniformed officer working extra duty engaged in a gun fight with the shooter after he opened fire at the entrance to the club. Mina said the incident then developed into a hostage situation.
"A little after 5 a.m. this morning we made the decision to go in on a rescue," Mina said, adding that an officer was injured after being shot in the head.
"It appears his helmet saved his life," he said. "So he has an injury to his eye, but it looks like the bullet did hit his helmet." Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said the incident "could definitely be classified as domestic terrorism." Revelers described scenes of horror inside the club. One witness told MSNBC that they had to crawl over bodies to escape.
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This azzhole was allowed to shoot people in there for 3 hours before police entered the building once the shooting started?
I don't think he was shooting for three hours, it sounds more like after the until spree, it became more of a hostage situation..if so that would explain the three hour window the decision to enter probably came after deteriorations of negotiations
The government plans these shootings by targeting kids from kindergarten that the government thinks they can control with drugs until the appropriate time--DerbyDude
Whatever. Tell the oompa loompa's hey for me. [/quote]. LtPPowell
