BREAKING!! Report of MASS SHOOTING at gay club in Orlando, Florida, HOSTAGES taken

There are reports on social media that a man entered a gay club in Orlando and started shooting people. Remember early reports might be inaccurate – more than 20 injuries are said to have resulted from the shooting so far. Some are saying as many as 54 have been taken to a local hospital.

UPDATE: Explosion reported:

https://twitter.com/cdweyer/status/741918756016775169

I’m seeing that this was a controlled detonation by police…

UPDATE: MORE SHOTS FIRED

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UPDATE: Policeman injured

https://twitter.com/djrelentt/status/741922944625086464

WATCH LIVE from Orlando:

Good news finally at 5:55 AM EST:

This is frightening:

https://twitter.com/TVRav/status/741929233191194625

https://twitter.com/TVRav/status/741929402477490176

From Orlando, Florida:

A gunman has reportedly shot several people at an Orlando, Fla., gay club early Sunday, according to multiple local reports.

A person with access to a Facebook page for Pulse, a south Orlando nightclub, issued an urgent message at around 2 a.m. telling anyone listening to “get out of Pulse and keep running.”

A WESH-TV reporter said the assailant shot at least 20 people and barricaded themselves inside the venue.

UPDATE:

This video appears to show an exchange of gunfire as police respond outside the club:

https://twitter.com/AliAkinK/status/741896667767537665

This was apparently posted on their Facebook page:

Are people tweeting from inside the club?

https://twitter.com/InfamousJuan_/status/741895150025224192

He deleted the tweet:

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This is an Orlando area reporter:

https://twitter.com/ErickWeber/status/741894100736081920

https://twitter.com/wtfelias/status/741897596617129984

https://twitter.com/nichornstein/status/741898032325767168

https://twitter.com/WalkerDianne/status/741899299089420288

I’ll post more information as it becomes available…

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