The mother of one of the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting made an emotional plea from the stage of the Democratic National Convention as she called for commonsense gun policies. Christine Leinonen, mother of Christopher Leinonen, told how her son and his boyfriend were among the 49 victims of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. She recalled that…
(CNN)- CNN’s Anderson Cooper reads out the names and ages of the victims of the massacre that took place at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. Categories: National News, News Tags: Anderson Cooper, anderson cooper cry, list of names, Orlando, Pulse Nightclub, victims names
The man suspected of killing at least 50 people at the gay nightclub in Orlando apparently used the kind of semiautomatic assault rifle that has become a weapon of choice among mass shooters. He had a .223 caliber AR-type rifle and a Glock handgun on him at the time of the shooting early this morning, law enforcement sources told ABC…
In the wake of the Orlando shooting that left at least 50 people dead at a gay night club, health officials pleaded for community members to donate blood to help the injured. While hundreds of people were reported to have lined up donate blood, many gay and bisexual men, who appeared to be the target of the shooting, were unable…
President Obama today described as as “an act of terror” the mass shooting in Orlando overnight, which left at least 50 people dead. “We stand with the people of Orlando who have endured a terrible attack on their city,” Obama said at the White House. “This could have been any one of our cities.” The White House said that the…
