Police officer Adam Gruler was heralded a hero for being the first to exchange gunfire with Omar Mateen when he attacked Orlando’s Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016, killing 49 people and wounding at least 53. But on Thursday, two years after the massacre, survivors and families of the victims have filed a federal…
A Florida federal jury has found Noor Salman, widow of the man who killed almost 50 people at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub during Gay Pride month in 2016, not guilty of helping her husband carry out the attack or of obstructing the FBI’s investigation. In a verdict the Washington Post describes as “stunning,” the outcome…
An officer who was among the first to respond to the Pulse nightclub shooting—and six months away from vesting his pension—is being dismissed from the Eatonville Police Department. He is reportedly suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the massacre.
A week after a gunman killed 49 people in Orlando, a Congressional candidate in—you’ll never guess—Florida is hosting a contest to give away an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle. State Senator Greg Evers, who would like to be a Congressman, is calling it the “Homeland Defender Giveaway.”
The FBI is continuing to investigate the wife of Orlando shooter Omar Mateen to determine if she had any role in the attack. The family of Noor Salman issued a statement to ABC News, saying Salman, 30, is “completely innocent” and has dealt with learning disabilities that make her unable to understand “cause and…
