ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The Latest on the shooting at an Orlando nightclub (all times local):
10:50 a.m.
The massacre at an Orlando nightclub that claimed 50 lives is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
Police Chief John Mina confirmed at a news conference Sunday morning that 50 people were killed, up from 20 as earlier reported.
Mayor Buddy Dyer says 53 more are hospitalized after the early Sunday incident. He says the shooter is among the dead. He also says the shooter used an assault rifle on all those dead. Officials say one officer was shot, and has injuries to his face.
Earlier, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson identified the shooter as Omar Mateen of Port St. Lucie, Florida. He cited law enforcement officials in speaking to reporters.
Officials also have said they're investigating whether the incident was an act of terrorism.
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10:30 a.m.
The mayor of Orlando says there were 50 casualties and there are 53 more hospitalized after a mass shooting at a popular gay nightclub there.
"There's blood everywhere," Mayor Buddy Dyer said Sunday at a news conference, hours after the shooting.
He says the shooter used an assault rifle on all those killed.
Earlier, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson identified the shooter as Omar Mateen of Port St. Lucie, Florida. He cited law enforcement officials in speaking to reporters.
10:25 a.m.
Orlando Police now confirm 50 people died in the shootings at The Pulse night club, a gay night club in the city.
Police say 53 people were wounded.
The death toll is the highest for a mass shooting in the United States, since the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech University when 32 people were killed.
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