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An injured man is escorted out of the Pulse nightclub after a shooting rampage, Sunday morning June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. 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/Steven Fernandez
An injured person is escorted out of the Pulse nightclub after a shooting rampage, Sunday morning June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. 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/Steven Fernandez
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
Law enforcement officials work at the Pulse Orlando nightclub following a fatal shooting Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. AP Photo/Chris O'Meara
Authorities work in a rear parking area of the Pulse nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. 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. AP Photo/Jason H. Dearen
Law enforcement officials check an apartment complex possibly linked to the fatal shooting at an Orlando nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Fort Pierce, Fla. AP Photo/Alan Diaz
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
Bomb disposal officers check for bombs at an apartment complex of a suspect linked to the fatal shootings at an Orlando nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Fort Pierce, Fla. AP Photo/Alan Diaz
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
Police officials investigate the back of the Pulse nightclub after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at the nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Emergency personnel wait with stretchers at the emergency entrance to Orlando Regional Medical Center hospital for the arrival of patients from the scene of a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
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
An Orlando police officer directs friends of victims of the shooting at Pulse nightclub, where a mass shooting occured, outside the emergency room at Orlando Regional Medical Center, Sunday, June 12, 2016. A 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. Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel 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
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/Tampa Bay Times via AP
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
Donors give blood at the OneBlood blood bank in Orlando, Fla., after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at a nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016. It was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. AP Photo/John Raoux
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
It had been an evening of drinking, dancing and drag shows. After hours of revelry, the party-goers crowding the gay nightclub known as the Pulse took their last sips before the place closed.
That's when authorities say Omar Mateen emerged, carrying an AR-15 and spraying the helpless crowd with bullets. Witnesses said he fired relentlessly — 20 rounds, 40, then 50 and more. In such tight quarters, the bullets could hardly miss. He shot at police. He took hostages.
When the gunfire finally stopped, 50 people were dead and dozens critically wounded in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Mateen, who authorities said had pledged allegiance to Islamic State in a 911 call shortly before the attack, died in a battle with SWAT team members.
Authorities immediately began investigating whether the assault was an act of terrorism and probing the background of Mateen, a 29-year-old American citizen from Fort Pierce, Florida, who had worked as a security guard.
At least 53 people were hospitalized, most in critical condition, officials said. A surgeon at Orlando Regional Medical Center said the death toll was likely to climb. [AP]
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