A gunman killed 50 people in an Orlando, Florida, nightclub early Sunday morning and wounded dozens more before police stormed the building.
50 Dead in Worst Mass Shooting in US History
![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. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)](https://gdb.voanews.com/841242fe-5852-44e2-ad20-9e34629968d7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
![Orlando Police Chief John Mina and other city officials answer the media's questions about the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, June 12, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/56b3f6c1-036b-4451-abc9-716e47182444_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Orlando Police Chief John Mina and other city officials answer the media's questions about the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, June 12, 2016.
![Officers arrive at Orlando Police Headquarters during the investigation of a shooting at the Pulse nightclub, Orlando, Florida, June 12, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/90687e4c-0974-4efc-8827-16dc4aec78f9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Officers arrive at Orlando Police Headquarters during the investigation of a shooting at the Pulse nightclub, Orlando, Florida, June 12, 2016.
![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., June 12, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ccb485ee-ea10-4c6a-9774-e273dc5282ca_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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., June 12, 2016.