Orlando Shooting

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The Orlando shooting of 2016, also known as the Pulse nightclub shooting, was a mass shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of June 12, 2016, at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, leaving 49 people dead and more than 50 injured. It was, at the time, the deadliest mass shooting in US history.

The Shooter:-

The gunman was identified as 29-year-old Omar Mateen, according to law enforcement officials, at an unknown time before the shooting, Mateen called the police and pledged himself to the leader of ISIS. At about 2:00 a.m. EDT, Mateen fired shots inside the nightclub. He was armed with a rifle, a handgun, and a "device". Mateen then left the club briefly and exchanged gunfire with a police officer outside, before returning inside to take hostages. 


Motive:-

Mateen used several Facebook profiles in the hours leading up to the massacre to write postings pledging revenge for American airstrikes in Iraq and Syria and to search for terrorism-related content. These posts were discovered and included in an open letter sent to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Senate Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson, who was seeking more information regarding Mateen's use of the site. 

Mateen called 9-1-1 during the shooting, claiming it was in vengeance for the airstrike that killed ISIS militant Abu Waheeb and others earlier in the month. 

Aftermath:-

As part of the investigation, security-camera video footage was captured from the nightclub, with a censored version eventually publicly published during Mateen's wife's trial. Following the massacre, Facebook activated its "Safety Check" tool in the Orlando area, allowing users to mark themselves as "safe" and alert family and friend the first time the feature has been used in the United States.

Many businesses in the United States, including shopping malls, movie theaters, restaurants, and concert halls, re - examined their security practices in the aftermath of the massacre. 

A new government project was launched in the aftermath of the incident, partly in response to at least one victim bleeding to death inside Pulse during the shooting. The goal of the campaign was to teach employees who work in schools and other public locations how to manage accidents before paramedics arrived. Doctors have highlighted the necessity of school staff members being calm and assessing injuries, but have also advised against using more threatening emergency procedures such as bullet removal.


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