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Months After Pulse Shooting: 'There Is A Wound On The Entire Community'

8:04am December 13, 2016

Six months ago a shooter opened fire in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, killing 49 people and wounding 53 more. The tragedy spurred some to action while others struggle to understand why it happened.

Daniel Alvear and his wife, Mayra, in their home -- hours before the funeral for Flores.

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A Father's Grief — And Forgiveness — In Orlando

9:00am June 20, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Amanda Alvear was killed at Pulse nightclub. A week later, on Father's Day, her dad is still grieving for the daughter he lost. But despite his sadness, Daniel Alvear says he forgives the shooter.

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Investigators Say Orlando Shooter Showed Few Warning Signs Of Radicalization

5:10pm June 18, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

After interviewing dozens of people who knew Omar Mateen, investigators say his profile is more like that of a "typical mass shooter" than an individual radicalized by ISIS.

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What role does social media take on, when a shooter checks Facebook during the attack?

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In An Age Of Online Sharing, Of Course The Monsters Do It Too

10:40am June 18, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

It seems "startlingly banal," but killers' social media use during mass shootings has become the norm for the attacks. It's another sign of how intrinsic the sites are to affirming our identities.

Adebisi Alimi and his fiance. When Alimi posted the photo on social media, he received death threats.

I Feel Like 'I Am Orlando' Though I Live Thousands Of Miles Away

9:56pm June 17, 2016

by Adebisi Alimi

The attack on Pulse made this Nigerian LGBT activist remember a time when he saw Orlando in his everyday life.

Johnpaul Vazquez (right) and his boyfriend, Yazan Sale, sit by Lake Eola in downtown Orlando, thinking of those killed and injured. "We were supposed to go to the club last night, but I didn't feel right," said Vazquez.

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'That Could Have Been Me': A Change Of Plans Spared These Orlando Residents

9:54am June 13, 2016

by Eileen Holliday

In the aftermath of the country's deadliest mass shooting, mourning members of the community reflect that they themselves could have been victims.