Suspected Islamic extremist shoots dead at least 20 at Florida gay club after…

Source: Daily Mail | June 12, 2016 | Matt Hunter and Jenny Stanton

Suspected Islamic extremist shoots dead at least 20 at Florida gay club after bursting in ‘wearing a suicide vest’ and taking hostages – injuring a further 42 – before he is killed in shootout

– Suspected Islamic extremist opened fire inside Pulse gay club in Orlando in the early hours of this morning 

– Law enforcement sources have identified the shooter as US citizen Omar Mateen, from Port St. Lucie in Florida

– He shot more than 40 people – killing about 20 – and took party-goers hostage before being killed by police

– Shooter, believed to be in his 20s, was carrying a suspicious device, possibly a suicide vest, when he attacked

– Police used an explosive device to distract the gunman and rescue around 30 people who had been taken hostage

– Police engaged in gunfire with the man and an officer was shot in the head, but he was saved by his helmet

– FBI says gunman may have ‘leanings to radical Islamic terrorism’ and it is being investigated as ‘an act of terrorism’

– Took place four miles from where The Voice singer Christina Grimmie, 22, was shot dead at The Plaza Live on Friday

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