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Committee(s) Assignment:
Reilly (42) Smith (43) Tunney (44) Arena (45) Cappleman (46) Pawar (47) Osterman (48) Moore (49) Silverstein (50) Resolution
Tribute to late victims of Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, During the early morning hours of June 12, 2016, a gunman opened fire at an Orlando, Florida nightclub, Pulse, killing forty-riine innocent victims and injuring fifty-three others in a mass terror attack and hate crime; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this tragic event by Aldermen Edward M. Burke, Thomas Tunney, James Cappleman, Raymond Lopez, Deb Mell, and Carlos Ramirez-Rosa; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 320 people were gathered, celebrating life and dancing inside the Pulse nightclub, a popular gay venue, when the establishment announced last-call; and
WHEREAS, Shortly before 2. a.m., the 29-year-old gunman, armed with a semiautomatic rifle and pistol, drove up in a van and approached the club on foot, stormed the club and opened fire beginning his deadly attack; and
WHEREAS, At 2:02 a.m. a security officer working inside the club heard the gunfire and called for help prompting a massive response by the Orlando Police Department; and
WHEREAS, Arriving at 2:08 a.m., the Orlando Police SWAT Team officers entered tlie club and exchanged gunfire with the perpetrator, causing him to barricade himself inside a bathroom; and
WHEREAS, Beginning at 2:35 a.m., the gunman telephoned 9-1-1 several times and during one of the calls pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State; and
WHEREAS, From 2:48 a.m. until 3:24 a.m., hostage negotiators communicated with the gunman who claimed to have a bomb attached to his vest; and
WHEREAS, At approximately 5 a.m., after a three-hour stand-off, the SWAT team used an armored vehicle to smash down a door to the club and a shootout ensued, which resulted in tlie death of the gunman and an end to the standoff; and
WHEREAS, The victims killed in the senseless ...
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