According to CBS News, Pulse nightclub bouncer Imran Yousuf, 24, was working early Sunday when shots rang out.

"Everyone froze," Yousuf told CBS News. "I'm here in the back, and I saw people start pouring into the back hallway, and they sardine-pack everyone."

"I'm screaming, 'Open the door! Open the door!' And no one is moving because they are scared," he told CBS News. "There was only one choice: Either we all stay there and we all die, or I could take the chance, and I jumped over to open that latch and we got everyone that we can out of there."

"I wish I could have saved more, to be honest," he said tearfully.

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Members of the conversion crew take a break as the main scoreboard is lowered to the floor to be worked on as the arena gets ready for the next concert at State Farm Arena, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Atlanta. The crew was working on creating a stage for the Friday, Oct. 3 Maxwell concert. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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