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