Detroit, MI: Two black gay men - Alunte Davis (21) and Timothy Blancher (20), were targeted, shot, and killed. They were among the 48 of the 49 victims identified by authorities by late Monday afternoon: Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34. and around the world who lost their lives to anti-LGBTQ hate violence.
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GLAAD mourns the loss of LGBTQ people in the U.S. For many drinkers, the history of LGBT bars in New York begins and ends with Greenwich Village’s famous the Stonewall Inn, site of the eponymous 1969 Riots. You people are gonna get it, and I'm gonna ignite it if they try to do anything stupid." Later in the call with the crisis negotiator, the shooter stated that he had a vest, and further described it as the kind they "used in France." The shooter later stated, "In the next few days, you're going to see more of this type of action going on." The shooter hung up and multiple attempts to get in touch with him were unsuccessful. Washington, DC: Three people were stabbed inside a gay bar in Dupont Circle. In these calls, the shooter, who identified himself as an Islamic soldier, told the crisis negotiator that he was the person who pledged his allegiance to, and told the negotiator to tell America to stop bombing Syria and Iraq and that is why he was "out here right now." When the crisis negotiator asked the shooter what he had done, the shooter stated, "No, you already know what I did." The shooter continued, stating, "There is some vehicle outside that has some bombs, just to let you know. There were more than 300 people inside at the time. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, killing at least 49 people in the deadliest mass shooting in.
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2:48 a.m.: First crisis negotiation call occurred lasting approximately nine minutes.ģ:03 a.m.: Second crisis negotiation call occurred lasting approximately 16 minutes.ģ:24 a.m.: Third crisis negotiation call occurred lasting approximately three minutes. Pulse, which is one of the biggest nightclubs in Orlando, was holding a Latin-themed event that was nearing its end when a man opened fire.