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Realizing It’s a Small, Terrifying World After All
The Orlando massacre turned a sanctuary of fantasy and escape into a sobering scene all too familiar in America.
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Complete coverage of the shootings at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
Complete coverage of the shootings at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
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CreditTodd Heisler/The New York Times Orlando Police Defend Actions as Clock Ticked in Massacre
As partial transcripts of phone calls by the killer, Omar Mateen, were released, officials withstood lingering questions about the timing of the assault against him and whether police gunfire hit any victims.
By Richard Pérez-PeñaFrances Robles and
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‘Always Agitated. Always Mad’: Omar Mateen, According to Those Who Knew Him
The recollections of those who knew Omar Mateen or encountered him conjure a man forever aggrieved; forever not at peace; forever out of step.
By Dan BarrySerge F. KovaleskiAlan Blinder and
Creditvia Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Orlando Survivors Recall Night of Terror: ‘Then He Shoots Me Again’
Clubgoers, some shot multiple times during the siege at Pulse, described a desperate struggle to live while others around them died.
By Jack Healy and
CreditScott McIntyre for The New York Times
Orlando Shooting Victims, Remembered
Family members and loved ones of the victims of the attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., have been paying tribute in interviews and in messages across social media.
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CreditFrom their Facebook pages, via Reuters How Can Communities Prepare for Mass Shootings? Orlando Offers Lessons
Orlando’s response to the Pulse nightclub massacre provides insight about how to respond to attacks with injuries comparable to those in war zones.
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and
CreditHilary Swift for The New York Times Transcripts of Calls With Orlando Gunman Will Be Released
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the calls should shed light on the motivation of the gunman, Omar Mateen, as her department continued its investigation.
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CreditHilary Swift for The New York Times Yearbook Project Collects Stories of Children Killed in Shootings
Parents aligned with New Yorkers Against Gun Violence hope to deliver a petition to Congress in the fall in a call for stronger federal gun legislation.
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CreditHeather Walsh for The New York Times What Happened Inside the Orlando Nightclub
Accounts of what happened from officials and witnesses.
By Gregor AischLarry BuchananJoe BurgessFord FessendenJosh KellerK.K. Rebecca LaiIaryna MykhyalyshynHaeyoun ParkAdam PearceYuliya Parshina-KottasSergio PeçanhaAnjali SinghviDerek Watkins and
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Planned Museum to Honor Pulse Nightclub Victims Canceled
A foundation that had been working to create the museum said the cost of building it had become prohibitive. A permanent memorial is still planned for the site.
By Christopher Kuo
Víctimas de la masacre en el club Pulse presentaron nuevas denuncias
Las preguntas sobre el diseño del club nocturno donde murieron 49 personas en un tiroteo de 2016 se han planteado durante años. Sobrevivientes y familiares de víctimas buscan una investigación criminal.
By Frances Robles
Pulse Massacre Victims File Police Complaints Saying Exits Were Blocked
Questions about the Orlando nightclub where a shooting occurred in 2016 have persisted. Now survivors want to know: Were there adequate paths to escape?
By Frances Robles
A ‘Sad Kinship’ as Towns Build Memorials to Victims of Mass Shootings
From San Bernardino, Calif., and Aurora, Colo., to Orlando, Fla., and Newtown, Conn., sites of memory honor those killed in gun violence, and survivors.
By Patricia Leigh Brown
‘A Start’: Gun Deal Stirs Hope but Also Frustration in Places Scarred by Shootings
In Uvalde, Buffalo and Orlando, some residents see progress but lament that there hasn’t been more.
By Luke Vander Ploeg, Edgar Sandoval, Rick Rojas, Ali Watkins and Ashley Southall
Man Arrested Over Fire at Memorial for Pulse Nightclub Victims
The man, Mark Henson, 64, was charged with felony criminal mischief after a fire at the memorial, which honors the 49 people killed in the 2016 shooting in Orlando, Fla.
By Johnny Diaz
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Video Shows Man Setting Fire at Memorial for Pulse Shooting Victims
Surveillance footage led the police in Orlando, Fla., to make an arrest connected to a fire at a memorial honoring the 49 victims killed in the 2016 Pulse gay nightclub shooting. The mass shooting was one of the deadliest in the United States.
By Storyful
Congress Backs National Memorial Designation for Former Pulse Nightclub Site
Congress has adopted legislation to formally designate the site of the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., as a memorial to the 49 people who were killed there on June 12, 2016.
By Michael Levenson
When the Gunman’s Motive Remains a Mystery: Does It Matter?
Even when they try to explain themselves, perpetrators are unlikely to help make sense out of the senseless.
By Shaila Dewan
Terry DeCarlo, Gay Leader in the Wake of a Shooting, Dies at 57
After 49 people were killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., in 2016, he spoke for the city’s L.G.B.T.Q. community on the national stage.
By Julia Carmel
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