LIVE Florida Pulse Club shooting: Police say gunman is dead
Pulse Orlando, a nightclub in the city, posted a note to its own Facebook page that said "Everyone get out of Pulse and keep running."
Orlando Police say they are responding to a shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, southern Florida.
Latest update: The shooter behind the attack is dead, police said, describing the scene as a "mass casualty situation."
A post on the department’s official Twitter account early Sunday morning said “multiple injuries” have been reported following the incident at the Pulse Orlando nightclub near Orange and Kaley avenue. The department also advises people to “stay away from area.”
Multiple emergency vehicles have reportedly responded, including the Orlando Fire Department’s bomb squad and hazardous material team.
Pulse Orlando’s earlier posted on its own Facebook page- “Everyone get out of pulse and keep running.”
The incident follows the fatal shooting on Friday of 22-year-old singer Christina Grimmie, who was killed after her concert in Orlando by a 27-year-old Florida man who later killed himself. Grimmie was a YouTube sensation and former contestant on “The Voice.”
(Source : thehindu.com)
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