These are the victims of the worst mass shooting in American history.
Terrorist
Omar Mateen shot dead 50 people and wounded at least 53 more during the
massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in the early hours of Sunday
morning – and called 911 just before the attack to pledge allegiance to
ISIS.
Mateen,
29, of Port St. Lucie in Florida, reportedly laughed as he sprayed
bullets into the crowded club before he was shot dead by a SWAT team
several hours after launching his horrific massacre with a legally
bought assault rifle and pistol.
Although
US officials do not know if the attack was directed by ISIS, Mateen was
inspired by the terror group and has been investigated by the FBI twice
over his suspected terror links. He also attended the same Mosque as an
American suicide bomber.
ISIS's
Amaq news agency said the terror group was responsible for the shooting
and says Mateen was one of its fighters. During the attack, Mateen also
referenced the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, a Massachusetts State
Police spokesman said on Sunday.
Donald
Trump called for President Barack Obama to resign after he did
not blame radical Islam for the attack in his remarks following the
shooting, referring to it instead as an 'act of terror' and an 'act of
hate.'
Trump
also congratulated himself, saying that he 'called it' when he touted a
ban on all Muslim immigrants entering the United States in the wake of
the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, in December last
year - despite the fact that Mateen was an American citizen.
Mateen,
who has a wife and young son, has been described as a 'mentally ill'
loner who beat his ex-wife for not completing household chores and
became enraged when he saw two men kissing months before launching his
attack.
So far, 15 victims have been officially identified by the city of Orlando on its website.
On
Sunday, Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34; Stanley Almodovar III, 23; Luis Omar
Ocasio-Capo, 20; Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22; Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36;
Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22; Luis S. Vielma, 22 and Kimberly Morris, 37,
were confirmed dead.
In
the early hours of Monday morning, Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30; Darryl
Roman Burt II, 29, Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32; Alejandro Barrios
Martinez, 21; Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, 25; Jean Carlos Mendez Perez,
35; and Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50, were added to the list.
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