Somehow, in the crush of panicked people clogging the narrow hallway, Naulings let go of his friend's hand. After the gunman shot Patience Carter in the leg in the second bathroom, she tried to wedge herself into the next stall. At 2:49 a.m., she told him the police were at the club and to let her know when he saw them. People tried to be as still as possible and many played dead as the shooter stalked the club, firing and reloading. In a club where hundreds had danced and drank and laughed just hours before, 49 people lay dead or dying — 50, including Mateen.

Source: Fox News June 15, 2016 20:37 UTC