![]() ![]() ![]() Members of the SWAT team detonated a controlled explosion to confuse Mateen and then nine officers exchange gunfire with terrorist - shooting him dead. The shooting then developed in a hostage situation.Ģ:09am - Pulse nightclub posts a message to their Facebook desperately telling those inside 'Everyone get out of pulse and keep running'.ĥ.05am - Three hours after the first shooting began, a SWAT team rushed inside to rescue hostages and confront Mateen. The two exchange fire outside the club - but Mateen manages to enter the nightclub holding 320 people while still firing. He also attended the same Mosque as an American suicide bomber.Ģ:02am - Sunday, June 12 - Suspect Omar Mateen tries to enter Pulse nightclub armed with assault rifle and and handgun and is spotted by a uniformed officer. Lucie in Florida, reportedly laughed as he sprayed bullets into the crowded club before he was shot dead by a SWAT team several hours after launching his horrific massacre with a legally bought assault rifle and pistol.Īlthough US officials do not know if the attack was directed by ISIS, Mateen, who worked as a security guard, was inspired by the terror group and has been investigated by the FBI three times over his suspected terror links. ![]() Mateen killed 49 people and wounded more than 50 others after he opened fire inside and outside the gay club early Sunday morning.Īccording to the FBI, Mateen, 29, of Port St. One of Alvear's friends was wounded in the attack and was recovering in hospital, her brother said. The family launched a desperate search for her and her friend, Mercedez Flores, are they were not heard from following the shooting, which was called an act of terrorism by authorities and President Barack Obama. He said his sister, from Davenport, Florida, was a nursing student at the University of South Florida. ![]()
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