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.
Shooting at Pulse Nightclub on S Orange. Multiple injuries. Stay away from area. pic.twitter.com/5Di2mc6XUY
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) June 12, 2016
UPDATE: Explosion reported:
BREAKING: Loud explosion heard near hospital following Pulse nightclub shooting
— Mike DeForest (@DeForestNews6) June 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/cdweyer/status/741918756016775169
Huged explosion from #Pulse area
— Coco Pazzo (@CocoPazzo) June 12, 2016
I’m seeing that this was a controlled detonation by police…
UPDATE: MORE SHOTS FIRED
UPDATE: Policeman injured
#breakingnews #orlandoshooting #pulse Officer injury "everyone hold tight..we are staging. Divison to Michigan. Staging Rescue 7."
— Steve Mayes (@dontbeafraid08) June 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/djrelentt/status/741922944625086464
WATCH LIVE from Orlando:
Good news finally at 5:55 AM EST:
Pulse Shooting: The shooter inside the club is dead.
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) June 12, 2016
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:
Video of shooting outside of a gay club in #Orlando pic.twitter.com/vVcsDORiHO
— Eliel Cruz (@elielcruz) June 12, 2016
There is a mass shooting and hostage situation in Pulse nightclub in Orlando right now.
— Brian D Halligan (@BrianDHalligan) June 12, 2016
***CORRECTION*** Pulse #Orlando: ORMC only accepting Trauma Alerts, appears Injured is currently around 54.
— James Feeney (@CoasterStorm) June 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/AliAkinK/status/741896667767537665
This was apparently posted on their Facebook page:
Chilling message. Reports of hostage situation at Orlando nightclub Pulse. 20 people are thought to have been shot pic.twitter.com/xoLKXpx7ha
— Daniel Milligan (@danielrmilligan) June 12, 2016
Are people tweeting from inside the club?
https://twitter.com/InfamousJuan_/status/741895150025224192
He deleted the tweet:
This is an Orlando area reporter:
Update: #Breaking #Orlando source tells me suspect wearing a bomb. Barricaded inside nightclub. More than 20 shot with long gun
— Stewart Moore (@Stewartmoore) June 12, 2016
Scanner: Hazmat, bomb truck, rescue truck being routed to intersection outside Pulse. #Orlando
— World Aggregate News (@WAGGNews) June 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/ErickWeber/status/741894100736081920
https://twitter.com/wtfelias/status/741897596617129984
https://twitter.com/nichornstein/status/741898032325767168
Police scanner- Emergency personnel in #Orlando requesting multiple gurneys to remove victims from #Pulse nightclub
— Scott Schwebke (@TheChalkOutline) June 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/WalkerDianne/status/741899299089420288
Somebody who was inside Pulse and made it out safely. pic.twitter.com/8rum754Rh6
— 8/26 (@briannmolinaa) June 12, 2016
A bomb truck is needed at the scene, from the radio feed #pulse #orlando
— XI_node (@XI_node) June 12, 2016
I’ll post more information as it becomes available…
#Breaking Bomb dogs and crews are walking the grounds near ORMC pic.twitter.com/KyOHH7wpba
— Stewart Moore (@Stewartmoore) June 12, 2016
Crisis negotiation unit showing up at the #pulse nightclub hostage situation in #Orlando pic.twitter.com/MKjMtdPQpS
— Nic Hornstein (@nichornstein) June 12, 2016