Hollywood is reacting to the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting.
According to reports, approximately 20 people were killed inside Pulse, a gay night club. At least 42 people have been transported for medical treatment, Orlando Police Chief John Mina said in a Sunday morning press conference. In addition, according to CNN, Police have shot and killed the gunman, Mina told reporters.
According to reports, the suspect is being identified as Omar Mateen from Port St. Lucie, Florida according to CBS News. He has ties to radical Islamic ideology, CBS reports. Both of Mateen’s parents are originally from Afghanistan, according to CBS News. He was married in 2009, public records show. It is not clear if he was still married at the time of the attack. Mateen is a registered Democrat who has also lived in Fort Pierce, Florida, according to online records.
Following the shooting, actors, models, and celebrities have taken to Twitter to share their support for the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting:
Woke up to hear the devastating news from FL. As we wait for more information, my thoughts are with those affected by this horrific act. -H
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 12, 2016
Really bad shooting in Orlando. Police investigating possible terrorism. Many people dead and wounded.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2016
Thinking about those in Orlando. What a disgusting, outrageous tragedy
— Ike Barinholtz (@ikebarinholtz) June 12, 2016
In NYC but I’m so sad to read of the #nightclub shooting in Orlando. Enough! My heart goes out to the victims and their families & friends.
— Marlee Matlin (@MarleeMatlin) June 12, 2016
RIP Orlando victims who lost their lives and quick recoveries for those wounded. Deepest sympathies to their friends and families.
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) June 12, 2016
It’s hard to think of any act as hateful than a terrorist shooting up a gay club with weapons of war during Pride Month.
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) June 12, 2016
Can we agree, guns kill people? Hard to see how 20 innocents die in #OrlandoShooting without guns. But I’m sure the @NRA‘ll set me straight.
— (((Evan Shapiro))) (@eshap) June 12, 2016
The mass shooting only took place a few miles away from Orlando’s Plaza Live theater where 22-year-old singer Christina Grimmie, who had appeared on NBC’s The Voice was shot and killed on Friday night.
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