Vigils are planned Monday night in cities around the state in support of the victims of Sunday’s massacre, which came at the beginning of Portland’s weeklong celebration of Pride Week.
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As shootings unfold, a mother suffers horror of son’s texts from club
Mina Justice’s 30-year-old son was trapped in a bathroom as the gunman methodically shot people.
Day after worst mass shooting in U.S., last of bodies removed from club
Federal officials say that Omar Mateen, who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State and was killed in a gunfight with police, had twice been investigated by the FBI.
The victims: Names, faces, stories of those killed at Pulse Orlando
A bouncer, a pharmacist technician and a staff member for a Universal Studios Harry Potter attraction were among the people slain early Sunday morning.
In video, shooter’s father says he’s saddened by massacre, calls gunman ‘a good son’
Seddique Mateen said his son had access to a pistol through his job. Media outlets say Omar Mateen worked as a security guard for G4S, a global security and contracting company.
Survivors of Orlando massacre recount struggle to stay alive
‘Please, please, please, I want to make it out,’ said one of the people who escaped from Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub while a man fired an assault rifle.
Florida shooting suspect’s father tried to run for the Afghan presidency
Seddique Mateen, who hosted a television show, expresses gratitude toward the Afghan Taliban in one video.
Ex-wife says suspected Orlando gunman beat her repeatedly
The woman says Omar Mateen ‘was not a stable person.’
What’s known so far about Florida mass shooting
The gunman’s father says his son got angry when he saw two men kissing, and that might be related to the attack.
Mass shooting in Orlando reignites political debate
Hillary Clinton and other Democrats speak of the need for more restrictions on guns while Republicans including Donald Trump say the shooting shows the government hasn’t done enough to fight terrorism.