Orlando Police Detail Battle to End Massacre at Gay Nightclub

Over 24 hours after a shooting frenzy at a well known gay club here, the police boss offered new points of interest Monday about their encounters with the shooter while different authorities said that everything except one of the 49 casualties had been distinguished. Many bodies were expelled overnight Monday from the club, Pulse, and by early morning, 48 of the 49 casualties had been recognized, Mayor Buddy Dyer of Orlando said at a news meeting, and the groups of 26 casualties had been advised. At an early morning news meeting, the police boss, John Mina, said cops had three encounters with the shooter, recognized as Omar Mateen, who was killed by the police at the club early Sunday morning.The first came when an on leave officer who had been working at the dance club reacted to shots discharged at around 2 a.m., Chief Mina said. Extra officers raced to the scene, he said, and entered the dance club where they occupied with a firearm fight with Mr. Mateen, compelling him to withdraw to a lavatory where officers trusted he had four to five prisoners. Around 15 to 20 individuals were in another restroom. "Around then we could spare and save handfuls and many individuals and get them out of the club," Chief Mina said. A SWAT group was rung and took up positions in a lavatory opposite where Mr. Mateen had stayed. Arbitrators additionally started to chat with Mr. Mateen, who Chief Mina portrayed as "cool and quiet." Mr. Mateen made proclamations that drove cops to think he was going to start murdering more individuals, the boss said, and he called 911.