Pulse Mass Casualty Event: New Details from Today’s Press Conference

by Scott Creighton

The official story hasn’t changed much but where it has changed or at least become more specific, is worth noting.

The Orlando Police Chief gave us the most interesting new developments in the official story this morning when he told us that:

• the suspect did not fire on anyone during the 3 hour hostage standoff
• hostage standoff took place in a bathroom
• suspect had “4 to 5” hostages in bathroom with him
• other “hostages” (15?) were in “other bathroom”
• suspect made “ISIS” call while in bathroom
• recordings of that call not available
• no comment on surveillance videos in building
• 3 or 4 cops made entry into building after exchanging gunfire with suspect outside and chased him back in. Gun fire continued inside building until suspect ended up in bathroom.
• did not allow EMTs into building to aid 50 wounded/dead victims during standoff
• SWAT blew hole in interior wall after 3 hours of standoff. Did not gain entry. Used device outside to knock holes in exterior walls to “save dozens” trapped inside bathroom with suspect (“4 or 5” reported by him earlier as in there). Hostages escaped out those holes and when suspect tried to exit, a gun fight ensued and he was killed.
• the story about suspect “laughing and celebrating” while on the phone appears to be more Islamaphobic bullshit.

The police chief was asked directly about whether or not it was possible for some of the victims to have been killed when the police made the initial entry into the building at 2am and he answered by saying “SWAT took him out and the only thing behind him at the time was a concrete wall” deliberately avoiding talking about the initial entry into the building.

Here is a photo I found of the holes they blew in the exterior wall in the back of the building.

The spokesperson for the ATF said that there had been a “third gun” found in the suspect’s car.