A number of people have been shot in an ongoing attack on a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, according to reports, with at least one gunman allegedly barricading themselves in the building with hostages.
According to local reports, shots were fired at the Pulse Club, an LGBT nightclub in the city, in the early hours of Sunday. Staff at the venue posted on Facebook: “Everyone get out of pulse and keep running”.
Local reports suggested as many as 20 people could have been injured in the attack, and video footage shared on social media showed a high police presence around the club.
One man who claimed he was inside the club said people were “screaming that people are dead”.
“They are just pulling people out in stretchers loading them up,” he said. “Please god let everyone make it – tonight was supposed to be a fun night!! One more minute and we would of been shot or worse.”
More details soon…