Orlando Pulse Nightclub Shooting Research Paper

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Orlando Pulse Nightclub Shooting “Its sad, That all these beautiful people were there just living life and they are gone just like that. For something so evil, for something so senseless (Fatu, Trinity).” Pulse nightclub was not only a place for the LGBT community, but they welcomed everyone. “About 300 people were in the club at the time of the shooting” (Grimson et al.). Omar Mateen’s shooting rampage on June 12, 2016, resulted in death and devastation in an Orlando night club.

The father of the shooter, Omar Mateen, said that Mateen had saw two men kiss in Miami and that could be the cause of the shooting. On the other hand it could of been his father's fault for making a facebook post saying all homsexuals will be punished by god, and sent to hell, but no one is aware of the real reason behind this mass killing. It has been clarified that Mateen had been watching jihadist videos. A few days before the shooting Omar Mateen . With a Sig Sauer MCX semiautomatic rifle. A 9mm pistol and had a revolver in his car loaded with 5 bullets.
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on a early sunday morning. During a 911 call Mateen pledged his allegiance to the Arabic terrorist group ISIS.This was a big wreck for the LGBT community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender). The chief of the FBI told the LGBT community in Boystown that he will send in special security. This event was named the most horrific mass killing since 9/11. Finally Mateen was killed and hostages were rescued. According to ABC “At least 50 dead and 53 injured¨ (“Mass shooting at Orlando gay club: The