Photos: Orlando nightclub shooting leaves dozens dead

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Photos: Orlando nightclub shooting leaves dozens dead

50 people are dead and 53 injured after gunfire broke out at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, police said. The gunman is dead, police said.

Participants in the gay pride parade hold a sign showing their support to the victims the shooting in Orlando, in West Hollywood, Calif. on Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

This undated image shows Omar Mateen, who authorities say killed dozens of people inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, June 12, 2016. The gunman opened fire inside the crowded gay nightclub before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. (MySpace via AP)

People grieve outside a Hampton Inn & Suites hotel, which turned into a hub for families and friends waiting to hear about loved ones because of its proximity to the Orlando Regional Medical Center, in the wake of a mass shooting that took place the prior night in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, June 12, 2016. (Loren Elliott/The Tampa Bay Times via AP)

People pass a sign is taped up at an intersection a few blocks from a crime scene at the nightclub where a mass shooting took place the night before in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. A gunman opened fire inside the gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. (Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Rickey Swanson arranges a bouquet of flowers at a memorial with 50 candles for at least 50 people gunned down at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., during the Gay Pride Parade in West Hollywood on Sunday, June 12, 2016. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

FBI, Orlando Police Department and the Orange County Sheriff's Office personnel investigate the attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla.,early Sunday, before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the worst mass shooting in American history. (Craig Rubadoux/Florida Today via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

Members LGBT community light candles in solidarity with Florida's shooting attack victims in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 12, 2016. The shooting attack in Orlando, Florida, USA, Sunday, left more than 50 people dead amid a multitude of events celebrating LGBT Pride Month. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Paraders show their support for the victims of the Orlando mass shooting during the West Hollywood Pride parade Sunday, June 12, 2016 in West Hollywood, Calif. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla.,early Sunday, before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. (David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News via AP) LA TIMES OUT, MAGS OUT

Mina Justice shows a text she received from her son Eddie Justice at Pulse nightclub during a fatal shooting in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Justice hasnâ€™t heard from her son since the messages. (Courtesy of Mina Justice via AP)

Mina Justice speaks to a reporter discussing texting with her son Eddie Justice who was in a bathroom at Club Pulse, Sunday June, 12, 2016, in Orlando. He hasn't been found today. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said.It was the deadliest mass shooting in American history. (AP Photo/Tamara Lush)

Mina Justice shows a text message she received from her son Eddie Justice at Pulse nightclub during a fatal shooting in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Justice hasnâ€™t heard from her son since the messages. (Courtesy of Mina Justice via AP)

People attending Pridefest in Milwaukee, Wis., on the Summerfest grounds Sunday, June 12, 2016, join hands while a prayer is said for the victims of the Orlando night club mass shooting. (Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Hundreds of volunteers line up to donate blood at OneBlood Center after the late night shooting at Pulse, an Orlando night club, on Sunday, June 12, 2016 in Orlando. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police say. The attack left at least 50 people dead, making it the worst mass shooting in American history. (Zack Wittman/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Members of the Milwaukee Brewers take a moment of silence for the victims of a mass shooting in Orlando, Fla., before a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)

This image provided by the Orlando Police Department shows the helmet an officer in Orlando, Fla., was wearing when responding to the shooting at Pulse Nightclub on Sunday, June 12, 2016. The attack is the worst mass shooting in American history. (Orlando Police Department via AP)

Kelvin Cobaris, a local clergyman, consoles Orlando city commissioner Patty Sheehan, right, and Terry DeCarlo, an Orlando gay-rights advocate, as they arrive on the scene near where a mass shooting occcured in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP) MAGS OUT, NO SALES

From left, Jeremy Dubach, Gigi Greaves and Joe Greaves pray for victims a few blocks from a crime scene at the nightclub where a mass shooting took place the night before in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. A gunman opened fire inside the gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. (Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer addresses reporters while flanked by members of law enforcement and community leaders during a news conference after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel via AP) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

Investigators from the office of the medical examiner investigate on the west side of Pulse nightclub where a gunman opened fire on Sunday morning, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. The gunman, wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun, opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the worst mass shooting in American history. (Doug Clifford/The Tampa Bay Times via AP) TAMPA OUT; CITRUS COUNTY OUT; PORT CHARLOTTE OUT; BROOKSVILLE HERNANDO TODAY OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

The American flag is flown at half staff over the White House in Washington, Sunday, June 12, 2016, after President Barack Obama spoke about the massacre at an Orlando nightclub. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Donors line up outside OneBlood Blood Donation Center in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, June 12, 2016. The center was flooded with donors after a mass shooting early Sunday morning at a gay nightclub, Pulse, in Orlando. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside the nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the worst mass shooting in American history. (Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about the massacre at a Orlando nightclub that claimed 50 lives during a news conference at the White House in Washington, Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

FBI assistant special agent in charge Ron Hopper, center, speaks during a press conference on Sunday morning, June 12, 2016, regarding the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting. on June 12, 2016. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the worst mass shooting in American history. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel via AP) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

Annette Stubbs, a pastor at a local church, prays for victims a few blocks from a crime scene at the nightclub where a mass shooting took place the night before, along with members of her church, in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. A gunman opened fire inside the gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. (Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Florida Gov. Rick Scott arrives on the scene near the nightclub where a mass shooting occurred in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. A gunman opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

This photo shows the Pulse nightclub following a fatal shooting Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Orlando Police Chief John Mina, center, speaks dueing a press conference on Sunday, June 12, 2016,regarding the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the worst mass shooting in American history. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel via AP) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

This undated image provided by the Orlando Police Department shows Omar Mateen, the shooting suspect at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. The gunman opened fire inside the crowded gay nightclub early Sunday before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. (Orlando Police Department via AP)

Ray Rivera, a DJ at Pulse Orlando nightclub, is consoled by a friend, outside of the Orlando Police Department after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at the nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

Concerned friends and family of victims at the Pulse nightclub, where multiple fatalities were reportedly after a shooting, wait outside of the Orlando Police Department, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, right, is briefed after arriving to the scene of a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Ray Rivera, left, a DJ at Pulse Orlando nightclub, is consoled by a friend, outside of the Orlando Police Department after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at the nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

FBI assistant special agent in charge Ron Hopper, center, answers questions from members of the media after a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Listening are Orlando Police Chief John Mina, left, and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, center right, and Orlando Police Chief John Mina, center left, arrive to a news conference after a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

People wait outside the emergency entrance of the Orlando Regional Medical Center hospital after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Jermaine Towns, left, and Brandon Shuford wait down the street from a multiple shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Towns said his brother was in the club at the time. A gunman opened fire at a nightclub in central Florida, and multiple people have been wounded, police said Sunday. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

About 20 people are dead and dozens injured after gunfire broke out at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, police said.

Bystanders wait down the street from a multiple shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. A gunman opened fire at a nightclub in central Florida, and multiple people have been wounded, police said Sunday. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

About 20 people are dead and dozens injured after gunfire broke out at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, police said.

Orlando Police officers direct family members away from a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Police cars surround the Pulse Orlando nightclub, the scene of a fatal shooting, in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

An Orange County Sheriff's Department SWAT member arrives to the scene of a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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Participants in the gay pride parade hold a sign showing their support to the victims the shooting in Orlando, in West Hollywood, Calif. on Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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