President Barack Obama addressed the nation earlier Sunday afternoon and confirmed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation 'is investigating this as an act of terror'. More names will be released in the next hours. history, according to authorities.Īuthorities in Orlando started to release the names of the first casualties of the deadly attack on The Pulse nightclub: Edward Sotomayor Jr., Stanley Almodovar III, Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo and Juan Ramon Guerrero.
Fifty people died -including the gunman- and another 53 were injured when a man opened fire and seized hostages at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, making it the worst mass shooting in U.S.