This Day in History: <br />Terrorist Gunman <br />Attacks Pulse Nightclub June 12, 2016 49 people were killed in <br />the attack when 29-year-old <br />Omar Mateen entered the <br />club with an AR-15-type assault rifle. Most of the casualties <br />of the attack were <br />members of the Orlando, FL, <br />LGBTQ community. During the siege <br />on the club, Mateen <br />made a 911 call in which he <br />pledged his allegiance to ISIS. At about 5am, <br />police stormed the club <br />and shot and killed Mateen. Evidence shows that his <br />original target may have <br />been a Disney complex. In 2018, Mateen's wife was found <br />not guilty of obstructing justice for <br />making contradictory <br />statements to the FBI.
