The mayor of Orlando called the exact number of dead and wounded.
The mayor of Orlando buddy Dyer said that the number of people killed in a shooting in a gay club has grown to 50 people, 53 people were injured.
The number of deaths in a shooting in a gay club in Orlando has risen to 50 people, 53 people were injured, said Orlando mayor buddy Dyer.
“We have not 20, but 50 victims,” he said Sunday at a briefing. According to him, 53 people were wounded.
In turn, the head of the Orlando police John Mina said that currently work is ongoing to identify the victims, the police are trying to contact the families of the victims.
About the causes of the incident still too early to judge, he said.
Earlier it was reported that the gunman, according to preliminary data, an American of Afghan origin, opened fire in a gay club in Orlando. He was killed in a shootout with police. The FBI is investigating the event in Orlando as a terrorist attack