Crime & Justice
49 killed at gay nightclub in Orlando
A gay nightclub in Orlando, FL was the scene of one of the worst terror attacks scene in US history since 9/11.
A gunman carried out one of the worst terror attacks in U.S. history since 9/11 at a gay nightclub in Orlando, FL.
Police say he killed 49 people and injured at least 53 others last night at Pulse Club.
Police shot and killed the gunman, identified as Omar Mateen of Ft. Pierce, Florida, according to a law enforcement source who spoke to CNN.
“It appears he was organized and well-prepared,” Orlando Police Chief John Mina said early Sunday. The shooter had an assault-type weapon, a handgun and “some type of (other) device on him.”
There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack on jihadi forums. ISIS sympathizers have reacted by praising the attack on pro-Islamic State forums.
Officials, aided by the FBI, said there will be a lengthy investigation.
Before Sunday’s shooting at the gay nightclub, the deadliest shootings in U.S. history were at Virginia Tech in 2007 and Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, with 32 and 27 killed.
Discover more from Unheard Voices Magazine®
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Asbury Park High School: Veterans Day 2026
Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi’s first Black U.S. Senator since reconstruction
Remembering: Irma P. Hall, beloved ‘Soul Food’ actress who found Hollywood success later in life, dies at 91
Ole Miss Black students speak out after viral video shows white women making monkey noises outside their apartment
Remembering Toukie Smith: ‘227’ actress and trailblazing model dies at 74 after multiple sclerosis battle
North Carolina A&T, UNC Greensboro and Bennett students march nearly an hour after campus voting sites removed
Baltimore artist MIDDEKO releases new single “FALLINLUV”
OWN for the Holidays returns with new movies
New Jersey woman who outsmarted serial killer and escaped in 2016 dies at 44
Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine earns preliminary accreditation, becoming nation’s fifth historically Black medical school
Woody Shaw’s Avant‑Garde ‘Song of Songs’ returns to vinyl after 50 years through Jazz Dispensary’s Top Shelf Series
Kansas City’s Copper Boyz Ranch provides youth violence‑prevention through horsemanship
Nolan Wells’ family demands ‘thorough’ investigation: “What we’ve been told does not make sense”
Peabo Bryson, Grammy‑winning voice behind two Disney classics, dies at 75
OWN greenlights first-ever ‘Belle Collective’ spinoff Belle Collective: Birmingham
-
Crime & Justice2 weeks agoFamily of slain Bronx teen Javits Frimpong demands justice after fatal shooting
-
Culture2 weeks agoBurger King employee wears Blackface, tells customer, “I just want to be Black”
-
Police2 weeks agoVirginia mother loses her car after police mistake her vehicle for shooting suspect’s using flock cameras
-
Sports1 week agoFort Lewis football player Jordan ‘JT’ Thomas suffers severe spinal cord injury during game
-
Police2 weeks agoSuspected arson damages Senatobia Police headquarters months after officer fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley
-
In Memoriam1 week agoThe Rude Boys founding member Melvin ‘Boy Baby’ Sephus dies at 61
-
Health & Wellness1 week agoTikTok star Marcel Johnson dies at 32 after courageous battle with stage 4 stomach cancer
-
Politics1 week agoFive Black governors make history in 2026 U.S. elections