Fifty people have been killed and 53 injured in the Orlando night club shooting, the city mayor said during a press briefing.
The process of removing the victims from the club continues, according to the Orange county sheriff. Some victims of the shooting are undergoing surgery with a number of them in critical condition, hospital officials told journalists during the briefing, Reuters reports.
Fifty people plus the shooter have been killed and 53 more injured in the Orlando night club shooting, the city mayor Buddy Dyer said during the press briefing.
"Today we're dealing with something that we never imagined and is unimaginable," Dyer said.
Mayor Dyer: 50 dead in Pulse nightclub shooting. @ChiefJohnMina Suspect had handgun and AR15 type rifle.
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) June 12, 2016
. @ChiefJohnMina One of the worst mass shootings in our nation's history. pic.twitter.com/OBKbnq5W0O
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) June 12, 2016
The suspect behind the shooting has been identified as 29-year-old US citizen Omar Mateen, born to Afghan parents, US media reported. The CBS network added that the FBI is currently checking whether he was linked to extremists. (RT)
