Revealed that mateen himself expressed allegiance to isis in a 911 call before launching his attack. Police say the 29yearold walked into that popular gay nightclub just after 2 00 early sunday morning and opened fire. This morning, we received an update on how things unfolded after that. Police say officers engaged the gunman, forcing him into a bathroom where he was holed up with hostages. For three hours, hostage negotiators talked to the gunman as he was barricaded in the bathroom with several other people. Around 5 00 a. M. Those talks broke down and at that point Police Feared imminent loss of life n used explosives and a robot to break through the nightclubs back wall. There was a hole in the wall about two feet off the ground and two or three feet wide. We were able to rescue dozens and dozens of people that came out of that hole. The suspect came out of that hole himself armed with a handgun and long gun, engaged in a gun battle with officers where he was ultimately killed. In
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