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The Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Orlando, Florida, United StatesJune 12, 2016
On June 12, 2016, Omar Mateen opened fire at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people and wounding 53 others before being killed by SWAT officers after a three-hour standoff. It was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time. Mateen had pledged allegiance to ISIS during a 911 call mid-attack. The massacre prompted renewed debate about assault weapons, LGBT rights, and the nexus of domestic terrorism and mass violence.