At a gay club (attracting men and women) 'Pulse' in Orlando, Florida, an extremist man, claiming he did the act supporting ISIS shot and killed 50 people, with many others hospitalised with injuries. The death toll is thought to rise. Being called the worst mass shooting in US history, this act was committed in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
In 2014 the assailant was investigated by the FBI, after a coworker reported him for making inflammatory comments. Having interviewed him twice didn't believe he was a threat the investigation was closed. An assault rifle and hand gun were used in the attack. Dozens of hostages within the club were held. Police shot and killed the man. Victims of the violence are still being identified, and families are searching nearby hospitals for their loved ones.
As not enough information has been gathered to release all the names, some parents are in despair, one woman saying "No one can tell me where my son is".
All the victims were relatively young, ranging from early 20s to mid 30s. The youngest known victim was 20 years old. So far, 20-30 victims have been named.
The man barricaded himself in the bathroom and told officers he had explosives. Claims he was inspired in the Islamic terrorist group.
President Obama stated "He killed dozens of innocent people in an act of terror and an act of hate"
The assailant's Father says his son had "felt anger at two men kissing", but comments that he believes it is up to God to decide how homosexuals are punished. He says he never thought his son had hate in his heart, describing him as "a very good and educated guy".
The gunman has been named as 29 year old Omaar Mateen. He heralds the Islamic state, and reports state that extremist groups support his shocking actions. He had a family; wife and child living in the USA. His son is 4 years old.
His ex wife paints a very different picture of him, saying he was an abusive partner, who used to beat her and prevent her from seeing or getting in touch with her family. She said she saw the other side to him, and he bahaved in a bi-polar way, his short temper flaring sporadically. Realising the seriousness of her predicament, her family rescued her from the volatile situation.
Many outraged gay men as well as gay Muslims have posted comments on the internet and social media.
Morgan Adams: It
was the worst mass shooting in American history. The man the that
killed 50 people and injured 53 called 911 before doing so and claimed
allegiance to ISIS. Although he might have had his own reasons and he
might not have ever been in contact with ISIS
he still claimed it as an ISIS attack. Honestly regardless of if he was
a member of ISIS he enacted terror upon a specific group of people.
It's a horrific hate crime and an act of terrorism upon America. I do
agree that islamophobia is terrible and we cannot be so quick to judge
people when less than 1% of the Muslim population is extremist, when
somebody claims an attack for ISIS we have to take it seriously.
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