Video from inside Pulse released as part of case against Noor Salman
ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - New video has just been released from the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. It is graphic video showing the shooter, Omar Mateen, inside the club.
FOX 35 News has edited the video and is not showing any graphic images. This is all being released as part of evidence in the trial of Noor Salman, Mateen’s wife. She is currently facing charges of aiding a terrorist organization and obstruction of justice.
The video shows Mateen entering Pulse, without a gun and paying a cover charge to get into the club. He scopes out the scene, and you see people dancing and gathering at the bar. He leaves the club, then comes back with a gun in his hand. He starts shooting immediately as he walks through the door.
Video from a police helicopter shows officers surrounding the club. You can see flashes of light coming from their guns as they open fire on Mateen, ultimately killing him.
Forty-nine people were killed inside Pulse and 58 people were injured in the massacre on the morning of June 12, 2016.