UPDATED...BREAKING NEWS...50 Dead 50+ Injured After Popular Orlando Night Club Shooting

Courtesy of Orlando PD

UPDATE 3:50pm EDT Information from the latest press conference and President's remarks.

@orlandomayor "we will tone defined by this act of terror.

Moment of silence at 6 pm tonight for victims of Pulse shooting.

Pulse shooting: the 11 OPD Ofcs are relieved of duty as is standard in Officer Involved Shootings. FDLE will investigate.

Suspect identified as Omar Mateen, 29. An American citizen born in New York. @FBI first became aware of him in 2013.

@FBI  we do NOT have a second suspect that we are looking for.

ATF:  The gunman legally purchased the firearms within the last week. In Florida.

ATF Agent who spoke is Trevor Velinor, Asst Special Agent in Charge ATF Tampa Field Division.

Statement from governor:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott released the following statement on this morning’s shooting in Orlando.

Governor Scott said, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, families and all those

UPDATED....Singer Christina Grimmie Shot an Killed By Kevin James Loibl

UPDATE 4:50pm EDT: According to Orlando Police Department, Man who shot and killed Christina Grimmie @TheRealGrimmie is 
Kevin James Loibl from St Petersburg, FL  DOB 03/10/1989
UPDATE 11:25am EDT: Information from a press conference held regrading the shooting death of Christina Grimmie, 22, a beautiful person and singer.

Information from Orlando Police Department press conference.

Suspect who shot @TheRealGrimmie is a 27yo WM. He is not local. He was armed with 2 handguns and a hunting knife.

@ChiefJohnMina: 10:30p OPD responded to call of shooting at Plaza Live. 


Officers arrived and found two people had been shot.

@ChiefJohnMina Our prayers and thoughts are with the Grimmie family. OPD detectives are meeting with her parents

Investigation: it appears suspect was alone, approached @TheRealGrimmie during meet & greet w/fans & opened fire.

@TheRealGrimmie died from those gunshot wounds. Her brother is a hero and possibly saved countless other lives. He is not injured.

@ChiefJohnMina Christina Grimmie's brother Marcus tackled the suspect & shortly after that suspect killed himself.

@ChiefJohnMina There was security at the venue but they are not armed & there were no extra duty OPD officers

Detectives are looking at his phone and computer and hope to identify a motive. His name will be released in a few hours.

@ChiefJohnMina We know people want answers and our detectives are working all leads at this time.



UPDATE 10:30am According to Orlando Police Department, "On June 10, 2016 at approximately

UPDATED BREAKING NEWS: Fort Hood Army Base Shooting, At Least 4 Dead, 14 Injuried

UPDATE5: Fort Hood say; DES officials reported that at approximately 4 p.m. April 2 Soldier assigned to 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) fired shots at individuals in the 1st Medical Brigade area of Fort Hood. 
Within 15 minutes, emergency services officials responded to the scene. The injured were treated at the scene and transported to area hospitals. The suspect died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound.
In regard to the investigation, there is no indication at this time that this incident is related to terrorism. An investigation by law enforcement is ongoing and no further details are releasable at this time. 
Medical officials have confirmed four deceased including the shooter and sixteen injured. Officials are continuing to confirm the details of this incident and more information will be released as it becomes available.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the deceased, injured and their families during this difficult time.
Family notifications are ongoing; the names of the deceased will not be released until 24 hours after the next of kin have been notified. Family members can call the Family Assistance Center Hotline at (254) 288-7570 or (866) 836-2751.
Chaplains have setup family counseling centers on and off post. Locations are the Spirit of Fort Hood Chapel and Scott & White Hospital.
The Red Cross Joint Assistance Center is established at the Killeen Community Center, 2201 E. Veterans Memorial Blvd., Killeen, Texas. Monetary donations made be submitted online at www.redcross.org.
More information will be released as it becomes available.
UPDATE3: Bell County Sheriff's deputy confirms 34-year-old Ivan Lopez is Fort Hood shooting suspect.
UPDATE2: A senior law enforcement official is reporting at least 4 dead and 14 other. We are working on confirming this.
UPDATE: Fort Hood's Directorate of Emergency Services has an initial report that a shooter is dead but this is unconfirmed.

The injured personnel are being transported to Carl R. Darnall Medical Center and other local hospitals. Numerous law enforcement agencies are in support and on the scene. The number of injured are not confirmed at this time. No further details are known at this time. 

The post is currently still on lock down.

BREAKING NEWS: We are getting word that there is an active shooter at the Fort Hood Army Base in Fort Hood, Texas.

Fort Hood Army Base says; There has been a shooting at Fort Hood and injuries are reported. Emergency crews are on the scene. No further details are known at this time. All personnel on post are asked to shelter in place.

There are reports of casualties.

Stay with RCN America Network for the very latest....

Naval Station Norfolk Shooting

NORFOLK (NNS) -- There are two fatalities, one male Sailor and one male civilian suspect, following a shooting at Naval Station Norfolk last night. Naval security forces killed the suspect.

The incident occurred at approximately 11:20 p.m. at Pier 1 on board USS MAHAN (DDG 72). No other injuries have been reported.

Naval Station Norfolk was briefly put on lockdown as a precautionary measure. The lockdown lasted approximately 45 minutes.

With the exception of Pier 1, operations have returned to normal at Naval Station Norfolk. 

The shooting and the details surrounding it are under investigation.