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June 12, 2016, 5:12 PM

ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 12: An FBI agent is seen through the damaged rear wall of the Pulse Nightclub as he investigates where Omar Mateen allegedly killed at least 50 people on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The mass shooting killed at least 50 people and injuring 53 others in what is the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
An FBI agent is seen through the damaged rear wall of the Pulse Nightclub as he investigates where Omar Mateen allegedly killed at least 50 people on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The mass shooting killed at least 50 people and injuring 53 others in what is the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 12: FBI agents investigate near the damaged rear wall of the Pulse Nightclub where Omar Mateen allegedly killed at least 50 people on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The mass shooting killed at least 50 people and injuring 53 others in what is the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
FBI agents investigate near the damaged rear wall of the Pulse Nightclub where Omar Mateen allegedly killed at least 50 people on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The mass shooting killed at least 50 people and injuring 53 others in what is the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 12: Law enforcement officials investigate near the Pulse Nightclub where Omar Mateen allegedly killed at least 50 people on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The mass shooting killed at least 50 people and injuring 53 others in what is the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Law enforcement officials investigate near the Pulse Nightclub where Omar Mateen allegedly killed at least 50 people on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The mass shooting killed at least 50 people and injuring 53 others in what is the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JUNE 12: Families and friends await for information outside of the Orlando Regional Medical Center about loved ones who may have been victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The suspected shooter, Omar Mateen, was shot and killed by police. 50 people are reported dead and 53 were injured in what is now the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Families and friends await for information outside of the Orlando Regional Medical Center about loved ones who may have been victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The suspected shooter, Omar Mateen, was shot and killed by police. 50 people are reported dead and 53 were injured in what is now the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JUNE 12: Long lines of people wait at the OneBlood Donation Center to donate blood for the injured victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The suspected shooter, Omar Mateen, was shot and killed by police. 50 people are reported dead and 53 were injured in what is now the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Long lines of people wait at the OneBlood Donation Center to donate blood for the injured victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The suspected shooter, Omar Mateen, was shot and killed by police. 50 people are reported dead and 53 were injured in what is now the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JUNE 12: People wait in line to donate blood at the OneBlood Donation Center for the victims of a terror attack on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. 50 people are reported dead and 53 were injured at a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in what is now the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. The suspected shooter, Omar Mateen, was shot and killed by police. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
People wait in line to donate blood at the OneBlood Donation Center for the victims of a terror attack on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. 50 people are reported dead and 53 were injured at a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in what is now the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. The suspected shooter, Omar Mateen, was shot and killed by police. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images
Potential blood donors line up outside the oneblood facility on Beach Blvd. In Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016, to help the victims from the shooting at a nightclub in Orlando. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the worst mass shooting in American history. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)
Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP
Bomb disposal officers check for bombs at an apartment complex possibly linked to the fatal shootings at an Orlando nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
AP Photo/Alan Diaz
Law enforcement officials work at the scene of the Pulse Orlando nightclub following a fatal shooting Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
AP Photo/Chris O’Meara
This undated image provided by the Orlando Police Department shows Omar Mateen, the shooting suspect at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. The gunman opened fire inside the crowded gay nightclub early Sunday before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. (Orlando Police Department via AP)
Orlando Police Department via AP
Volunteers provide counseling at The LGBTQ Community Center after the late night shooting at Pulse, an Orlando night club, on Sunday, June 12, 2016 in Orlando. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police say. The attack left at least 50 people dead, making it the worst mass shooting in American history. (Zack Wittman/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Zack Wittman/Tampa Bay Times via AP
Angel Mendez, standing outside the Orlando Regional Medical Center, holds up a cell phone photo trying to get information about his brother Jean C. Mendez that was at the Pulse Nightclub where a shooting involving multiple fatalities occurred, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Angel Mendez, standing outside the Orlando Regional Medical Center, holds up a cell phone photo trying to get information about his brother Jean C. Mendez that was at the Pulse Nightclub where a shooting involving multiple fatalities occurred, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
AP Photo/John Raoux
A man lights candles placed on top of a big rainbow flag in solidarity with Florida's shooting attack victims, in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 12, 2016. The shooting attack in Orlando, Florida, USA, Sunday, left more than 50 people dead amid a multitude of events celebrating LGBT Pride Month. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A man lights candles placed on top of a big rainbow flag in solidarity with Florida’s shooting attack victims, in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 12, 2016. The shooting attack in Orlando, Florida, USA, Sunday, left more than 50 people dead amid a multitude of events celebrating LGBT Pride Month. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
AP Photo/Francisco Seco
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 12: Austin Ellis, a member of Metropolitan Community Church, carries a cross with a sign in memory of the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting as he marches in the 2016 Gay Pride Parade on June 12, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 50 people were killed and 53 injured at the gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida early Sunday morning. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)
Austin Ellis, a member of Metropolitan Community Church, carries a cross with a sign in memory of the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting as he marches in the 2016 Gay Pride Parade on June 12, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 50 people were killed and 53 injured at the gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida early Sunday morning. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)
Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images
Heavily armed police officers stand guard near a news conference by Chief James R. Waters, New York Police Dept. Chief of Counterterrorism and Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in New York. Waters and Blasio were briefing reporters on NY's reaction and preparedness in response to early Sunday's Florida gay nightclub shooting. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Heavily armed police officers stand guard near a news conference by Chief James R. Waters, New York Police Dept. Chief of Counterterrorism and Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in New York. Waters and Blasio were briefing reporters on NY’s reaction and preparedness in response to early Sunday’s Florida gay nightclub shooting. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Ray Rivera, left, a DJ at Pulse Orlando nightclub, is consoled by a friend, outside of the Orlando Police Department after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at the nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP
Jillian Amador hugs a friend, at Orlando Police Department headquarters after a shooting at Pulse nightclub early Sunday, June 12, 2016 in Orlando. (Naseem Miller/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Naseem Miller/Orlando Sentinel via AP
Police officials investigate the back of the Pulse nightclub after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at the nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Florida Gov. Rick Scott arrives on the scene near the nightclub where a mass shooting occurred in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. A gunman opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP
Terry DeCarlo, executive director of the LGBT Center of Central Florida, left, Kelvin Cobaris, pastor of The Impact Church, center, and Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan console each other after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Terry DeCarlo, executive director of the LGBT Center of Central Florida, center, is comforted by Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan, right, after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
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Volunteers unload cases of water and sports drinks to be donated to victims families of a shooting involving multiple fatalities at a nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. It was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
AP Photo/John Raoux
Concerned friends and family of victims at the Pulse nightclub, where multiple fatalities were reportedly after a shooting, wait outside of the Orlando Police Department, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP
Gary Wilford, of Orlando, Fla., weeps near the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the worst mass shooting in American history. (AP Photo/Tamara Lush)
AP Photo/Tamara Lush
This image provided by the Orlando Police Department shows the helmet an officer in Orlando, Fla., was wearing when responding to the shooting at Pulse Nightclub on Sunday, June 12, 2016. The attack is the worst mass shooting in American history. (Orlando Police Department via AP)
Orlando Police Department via AP
Bomb disposal officers head to check an apartment complex possibly linked to the fatal shooting at an Orlando nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
AP Photo/Alan Diaz
Authorities work in a rear parking area of the Pulse nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the worst mass shooting in American history. (AP Photo/Jason H. Dearen)
AP Photo/Jason H. Dearen
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., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
People wait outside the emergency entrance of the Orlando Regional Medical Center hospital after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Police cars surround the Pulse Orlando nightclub, the scene of a fatal shooting, in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
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. A gunman opened fire at a nightclub in central Florida, and multiple people have been wounded, police said Sunday. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Family members wait for word from police after arriving down the street from a shooting involving multiple fatalities at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Family members wait for word from police after arriving down the street from a shooting involving multiple fatalities at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Ray Rivera, left, a DJ at Pulse Orlando nightclub, is consoled by a friend, outside of the Orlando Police Department after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at the nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP
An injured person is escorted out of the Pulse nightclub after a shooting rampage, Sunday morning June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the deadliest mass shooting in American history. (AP Photo/Steven Fernandez)
AP Photo/Steven Fernandez
An injured man is escorted out of the Pulse nightclub after a shooting rampage, Sunday morning June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the deadliest mass shooting in American history. (AP Photo/Steven Fernandez)
AP Photo/Steven Fernandez
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ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 12: An FBI agent is seen through the damaged rear wall of the Pulse Nightclub as he investigates where Omar Mateen allegedly killed at least 50 people on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The mass shooting killed at least 50 people and injuring 53 others in what is the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 12: FBI agents investigate near the damaged rear wall of the Pulse Nightclub where Omar Mateen allegedly killed at least 50 people on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The mass shooting killed at least 50 people and injuring 53 others in what is the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 12: Law enforcement officials investigate near the Pulse Nightclub where Omar Mateen allegedly killed at least 50 people on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The mass shooting killed at least 50 people and injuring 53 others in what is the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JUNE 12: Families and friends await for information outside of the Orlando Regional Medical Center about loved ones who may have been victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The suspected shooter, Omar Mateen, was shot and killed by police. 50 people are reported dead and 53 were injured in what is now the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JUNE 12: Long lines of people wait at the OneBlood Donation Center to donate blood for the injured victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The suspected shooter, Omar Mateen, was shot and killed by police. 50 people are reported dead and 53 were injured in what is now the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JUNE 12: People wait in line to donate blood at the OneBlood Donation Center for the victims of a terror attack on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. 50 people are reported dead and 53 were injured at a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in what is now the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. The suspected shooter, Omar Mateen, was shot and killed by police. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Angel Mendez, standing outside the Orlando Regional Medical Center, holds up a cell phone photo trying to get information about his brother Jean C. Mendez that was at the Pulse Nightclub where a shooting involving multiple fatalities occurred, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
A man lights candles placed on top of a big rainbow flag in solidarity with Florida's shooting attack victims, in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 12, 2016. The shooting attack in Orlando, Florida, USA, Sunday, left more than 50 people dead amid a multitude of events celebrating LGBT Pride Month. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 12: Austin Ellis, a member of Metropolitan Community Church, carries a cross with a sign in memory of the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting as he marches in the 2016 Gay Pride Parade on June 12, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 50 people were killed and 53 injured at the gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida early Sunday morning. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)
Heavily armed police officers stand guard near a news conference by Chief James R. Waters, New York Police Dept. Chief of Counterterrorism and Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in New York. Waters and Blasio were briefing reporters on NY's reaction and preparedness in response to early Sunday's Florida gay nightclub shooting. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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