(Baonghean.vn) - The perpetrator, Omar Mateen, 29 years old from Port St. Lucie, Florida - 100 miles away from Pulse nightclub - opened fire, killing at least 50 people and injuring many others at a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida before being killed by police. The incident was described by authorities as "domestic terrorism".
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| Demetrice Naulings cries outside the Orlando Police Department, where police interview witnesses as part of their investigation into the Pulse nightclub shooting that left dozens dead in Orlando, Florida, on June 12. |
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| Groups of friends and family members console each other outside Orlando police headquarters as the investigation into the deadliest shooting in US history continues. |
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| Police closed Orange Avenue around the Pulse nightclub. The gunman killed at least 50 people after opening fire indiscriminately into the crowd. |
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| Perhaps this is the darkest day in American history, when gun control has been a burning issue for many years. |
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| Police cars and fire trucks outside Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida on June 12. |
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| Several police officers were present at the Orlando Police Department to participate in the investigation of the horrific incident that just occurred. |
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| Many people could not hold back tears due to panic, fear and pain of losing loved ones. |
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| Crowds gathered as police questioned witnesses near the scene of the shooting. |
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| Security forces were deployed to completely block off the roads around the nightclub. |
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| Orlando police blocked the entrance to the emergency room at Orlando Regional Medical Center, just blocks from the Pulse nightclub scene. |
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| Orlando Police Chief John Mina and city officials answer media questions surrounding the Pulse nightclub shooting. |
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| Groups of people left the Orlando police station, exhausted and still in shock. |
Thao Linh
(According to Reuters)
