Fifteen of the people that Omar Mateen killed when he ambushed a gay
nightclub in Orlando were in the bathrooms, and many of those murders
occurred after police had the gunman cornered. In all, 49 people were
slaughtered and 53 more were injured. Mateen reportedly moved between
the two bathrooms, shooting people even after police had entered Pulse
nightclub. Officials are still investigating the police response and
hostage negotiations that took place over several hours that morning.
According to The Wall Street Journal, survivors and family members of
the victims have questioned why authorities didn’t raid the nightclub’s
bathrooms more quickly. Officers entered the club about three hours
before the hostages in the bathroom were rescued. “I just feel that with
so many cops to one person, it should have been a little quicker,” said
Albert Murray, whose 18-year-old daughter Akyra was killed in the
women’s bathroom. During the early morning hours, Mateen had three phone
calls with the crisis negotiators, and police believed he may have been
armed with explosives. Authorities have said they rescued dozens of
people from the club while Mateen was cornered in the bathroom. “I’m
extremely proud of the heroic actions of our officers and I am very
confident they saved many, many, many lives,” Police Chief John Mina has
said. |
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