I was living in Wilmington on June 12th, 2016 when I got word about a shooting that took place at Pulse Nightclub earlier that morning. I remember immediately turning on the news and seeing Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer do a press briefing, so I was eager to get more information, as I was texting friends and family, asking if everyone was okay and scrolling Facebook to get any new information.
I was home just a few couple miles north and heard what I thought were fireworks around 2:00 a.m. and wondered why. The holiday was two weeks earlier. Hearing sirens wasn’t unusual living near downtown and the hospital so didn’t think anything about it.
The horror I woke up to was unbelievable. Orlando had just become the newest member of a tragic club.
I was home just a few couple miles north and heard what I thought were fireworks around 2:00 a.m. and wondered why. The holiday was two weeks earlier. Hearing sirens wasn’t unusual living near downtown and the hospital so didn’t think anything about it.
The horror I woke up to was unbelievable. Orlando had just become the newest member of a tragic club.
I was at the scene it happened moments after we left the club this happened.