Shooting Rampage Results In 'Mass Casualties' At Orlando Nightclub

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Shooting Rampage Results In "Mass Casualties" At Orlando Nightclub

(Reuters) – Gunfire erupted at a gay nightclub in Orlando early on Sunday, killing approximately 20 people and leaving one suspected gunman dead inside, police said.

At least 42 people were wounded in what police described this morning as a “terror incident.” 

Several patrons had posted on social media that a gunman was holed up inside and holding hostages. One man who said he was inside the club posted that the shooting broke out around 2 a.m. and that he heard about 40 shots being fired. The dance club urged patrons to “get out” and “keep running” in a post on its Facebook page.

Javer Antonetti, 53, told the Orlando Sentinel newspaper that he was near the back of the dance club when he heard the gunfire.

“There were so many (shots), at least 40,” he said. “I saw two guys and it was constant, like ‘pow, pow, pow,’.”

Police said they had carried out a “controlled explosion” at the club hours after the shooting broke out, but did not say why that was done. They described the scene as a “fluid situation”.

Video posted online showed a large number of police and emergency vehicles outside the nightclub. Bomb sniffing dogs were also on the scene, CNN reported.

It was the second deadly shooting at an Orlando night spot in as many nights. Late Friday a man thought to be a deranged fan fatally shot Christina Grimmie, a rising singing star and a former contestant on “The Voice”, while she was signing autographs after a concert in the Florida city.

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Shooting Rampage Results In "Mass Casualties" At Orlando Nightclub