Posted on 06/12/2016 4:24:14 AM PDT by Enchante
A gunman took multiple people hostage overnight inside Pulse nightclub in Orlando, where "multiple people" were killed and 42 were injured, Orlando Police Chief John Mina said at a morning news conference.
The gunman, who has not been identified, was carrying an assault rifle, a handgun and a "device." The Orange County Sheriff;s Office hazardous device team is now searching the area.
Dozens of emergency vehicles surrounded the chaotic scene at the club at 1912 S. Orange Ave. after the 2 a.m. shooting and rescue squads were transporting multiple victims to area hospitals.
(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...
42 wounded taken to hospitals
started at around 2 AM eastern time
turned into a hostage situation
Praying for victims.
Tucker Carlson says after the press conference that it sounds like international terrorism
“may be an act of international terrorism”
“if you see something, say something”
FBI is taking the lead on investigation
from statements at live press conference just now
Hillary is on the way
Gay nightclub massacre gives new meaning to term “blown away”!
Police say he was wearing some kind of device, speculation is suicide vest....cop shot the perp....3 hours passed between start of incident and police entering club to end crisis !
Every man for himself, bro!
yeah but if we see something and say something, we’re likely to be accused of bias, bigotry, racism, aren’t we?
authorities put the public under a contradictory double-standard with all the political correctness
Is this the Impulse a gay nightclub?
After The voice young lady was killed the previous day in Orlando, was there more security?
I mean Pulse. Impulse is what they follow.
An article article would not be truly representative of the liberal lame stream media bias without the ever present “an assault rifle”
yup!
Golly! I hope this doesn’t result in any ill-feelings toward any privileged social groups! Perhaps the president can make a speech and assure us that the victims had it coming and that the perp is the real victim here.
Only 2 possibilities here, I think, jihad or Amish protesting bathroom health care bill
Yes
That other incident took place only 4 miles away. The gay club had an off-duty cop moonlighting security, police said.
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