It was thought that at least one hostage had been locked in a bathroom with gunshot wounds.Īt around 6am local time police tweeted: 'Pulse Shooting: The shooter inside the club is dead.' During the gunfire, an officer was shot, but he was saved by his helmet. Police used an explosive device to distract the hostage taker and rescue around 30 people. 'Everyone get out of Pulse and keep running,' the tweet read as bullets started flying at around 2am local time.Īround 5am authorities sent in a SWAT team to rescue the hostages, and the suspect then died in a gunfight. Pulse's official Twitter account posted a message to party-goers. ![]() Police said the gunman, who was shot dead, was believed to be in his 20s was not a local man, while the FBI believe he may have 'leanings to radical Islamic terrorism'. ![]() He explained authorities are looking into whether this was an act of domestic or international terror, and if the shooter was a lone wolf. The killings took place less than four miles from where The Voice singer and YouTube star Christina Grimmie, 22, was shot dead at The Plaza Live in Orlando a day earlier on Friday.Īn FBI spokesman said the mass shooting is being investigated as an act of terrorism.
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