tourist destinations as some 350 patrons were attending a Latin music event in conjunction with gay pride week celebrations.
Shots rang out at the crowded Pulse nightclub in the heart of a city that is one of the most popular U.S.
'It has been reported that Mateen made calls to 911 this morning in which he stated his allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State,' said Ronald Hopper, the FBI's assistant special agent in charge on the case. Law enforcement officials were probing evidence suggesting the attack may have been inspired by Islamic State militants, although they said there was no proof that Mateen had worked directly with the group. citizen who was the son of immigrants from Afghanistan and had twice been questioned by FBI agents in recent years. Police killed the gunman, who was identified as Omar Mateen, 29, a New York-born Florida resident and U.S. history, a rampage President Barack Obama denounced as an act of terror and hate. (Reuters) - A man armed with an assault rifle killed 50 people during a gay pride celebration at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early on Sunday in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. By Letitia Stein and Jarrett Renshaw ORLANDO, Fla.
