Fifty people were killed inside Pulse, an Orlando nightclub, Police Chief John Mina and other officials said Sunday morning, hours after a shooter opened fire in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
In terms of deaths, the terror attack in Orlando is the worst on U.S. soil since 9/11.
At least 53 people were injured in the nightclub attack, Mina said. Police shot and killed the gunman.
The shooter has been identified as Omar Saddiqui Mateen, 29, of Fort Pierce, about 120 miles southeast of Orlando, two law enforcement officials told CNN.
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