The Pulse nightclub owners will not face involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the June 2016 mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, in which 49 people were killed.
The former Pulse nightclub owners were cleared of involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the June 2016 mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, according to a new report by the Orlando Police Department. Police began an investigation into potential criminal charges against Barbara and Rosario Poma, the previous owners of Pulse, more than a year ago, Fox 35 reported.
But police found in their investigation that it is not standard procedure for officers to have immediate access to floor plans for private businesses, bars and clubs and that not having this access did not restrict the law enforcement response to the shooting. Police also noted that an officer who had worked off-duty at Pulse provided an accurate floor plan at the time. The investigation confirmed that unpermitted renovations were made inside and outside the nightclub.
The FBI previously said that the gunman who carried out the mass shooting, Omar Mateen, did so in support of ISIS, killing 49 people and wounding 53 others on June 12, 2016. Mateen was killed after a three-hour standoff with SWAT team members. Orlando Police found that none of the actions taken by the Pomas were done with reckless disregard for human life and that they could not have anticipated a terrorist attack at the nightclub.
But some survivors are voicing their disagreement with the result of the investigation. 'People trying to escape couldn't escape — not all, but many of those,' Orlando Torres, a Pulse survivor who played dead in the bathroom until first responders arrived, told Fox 35. 'Even if it was just one that was hindered, it's still murder by a human being, period. Somebody needs to be held liable! Everything needs to be up to code, so everybody can escape safely and properly.
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