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THE ORLANDO MASSACRE

» Fifty people were killed and dozens criti-

cally wounded in a shooting around 2 a.m.

Sunday at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando,

Florida.

» The attack was the deadliest mass shooting

in modern U.S. history and the worst terror

attack since Sept. 11.

AP

MAKE IT STOP Deadly rampage targeting LGBT community opens

harrowing new chapter in war on domestic terror

In the wake of a terror attack in agay nightclub in Orlando, members ofNew Jersey’s lesbian, gay, bisexual andtransgender communities are on

NEW JERSEY RESPONDS

‘Minds need to be opened

and hearts need love’

AMANDA OGLESBY

@OGLESBYAPP

CHRIS JORDAN

@CHRISFHJORDAN

AND ANDREW FORD@ANDREWFORDNEWS

VOLUME 137

NUMBER 141

SINCE 1879

ADVICE 3C

BUSINESS 8A

CLASSIFIED 5C

COMICS 4C

LOCAL 3A

LOTTERIES 2A

OBITUARIES 9A

OPINION 11A

SPORTS 1D

WEATHER 8D

attack since Sept. 11.

» Authorities identified the shooter as Omar

Mateen, a 29-year-old American citizen.

» Authorities say Mateen had pledged alle-

giance to the Islamic State in a 911 call short-

ly before the attack. The gunman’s father re-

called that his son recently got angry when

he saw two men kissing in Miami.  Associated Press

transgender communities are onheightened alert and some are consid-ering increasing security at gay-friendly establishments.

The New Jersey Department ofHomeland Security, as well as state andlocal authorities, are working to ensureprotection of New Jersey’s LGBT com-munities following Sunday’s deadlyshooting at the Pulse Orlando night-club, said Christian Fuscarino, founderof The Pride Network and executive di-rector of Garden State Equality, a NewJersey advocacy organization forLGBT people.

“This devastating attack on theLGBT community, the largest massshooting in U.S. history, is a reminderof the minds that need to be opened andhearts that need love,” Fuscarino saidin an email.

An armed shooter opened fire in the

packed nightclub Sunday and killed 50people and injured 53 more in what au-thorities are calling the deadliest massshooting in the nation’s history, and whatPresident Barack Obama denounced as a“horrific massacre” and an act of terrorand hate.

Gov. Chris Christie tweeted that hewas outraged by the “senseless” mur-ders.

CHRIS BONANNO/FLORIDA TODAY

Crime scene tape marks off an area near thePulse Orlando nightclub, the scene of a fatalshooting, on Sunday.

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» Investigators are reviewing a range of possible terror links to a gunman

who professed his allegiance to ISIS.

» One of the owners of the Orlando nightclub started it to promote

awareness of the area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Her brother died from AIDS. STORIES, 1B

Long road to investigation, healing