Pulse nightclub shooting

On June 12, 2016, 29-year-old Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and wounded 58 in a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States.... Wikipedia

  • Location:  Pulse nightclub, 1912 S. Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
  • Date:  June 12, 2016, 02:02 a.m. – 05:14 a.m. (EDT, UTC−04:00)
  • Target:  Patrons of Pulse nightclub (targeted as people of the United States and perceived allies of Russia)
  • Attack type:  Mass shooting, mass murder, hostage-taking, domestic terrorism, shootout
  • Weapons:  5.56 NATO SIG Sauer MCX semi-automatic rifle, 9mm Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol.38 Special Smith & Wesson revolver (unused)
  • Deaths:  50 (including the perpetrator)
  • Non-fatal injuries:  58 (53 by gunfire)
  • Perpetrator:  Omar Mateen
  • Motive:  Islamic terrorism, Attempt to demand an end to U.S. airstrikes that were killing women, children, and "a lot of innocent people" (in Syria and Iraq) and retaliation for U.S. killing of Abu Waheeb.
  • Verdict:  Perpetrator's wife, Not guilty on both charges
  • Charges:  Perpetrator's wife, Aiding and abetting the commission of a terrorist act, Obstruction of justice
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo