Pulse gay bar orlando shooting

Police close investigation into Barbara and Rosario Poma over possible manslaughter linked to Florida massacre. The Orlando police department has closed its investigation into the former owners of the Pulse nightclub without filing any charges. No charges will be filed against the former owners, Barbara and Rosario Poma, because probable cause did not exist for involuntary manslaughter by culpable negligence, the Orlando police said this week in an emailed statement.

About two dozen people, mostly survivors and family members of those who died in the shooting, gave statements to investigators.

Pulse nightclub owners will not face charges over 2016 mass shooting

They said that building plans were not available to first responders during the three hours club-goers were held hostage in the club and that unpermitted renovations and building modifications had occurred. They also maintained that the club was probably above capacity, that it had operated for years in violation of its conditional use permit, and that there were security and risk-management failures.

Despite efforts to reach the Pomas, investigators were unable to interview them. Sara Brady, a spokesperson for the Pomas, said Wednesday that they were not issuing a statement. Investigators concluded that the lack of building plans did not hamper rescuers, that it was impossible to identify how many people were in the club that night, that the city of Orlando never took any action against Pulse when the nightclub changed its interior and that there were too many unknowns about how the gunman, Omar Mateenentered.

Mateen opened fire during a Latin night celebration on 12 Juneleaving 49 dead and 53 wounded. At the time, it was the worst mass shooting in modern US history. Mateen, who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, was killed after a three-hour standoff with police. A makeshift memorial for the victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub on 14 June This article is more than 10 months old.

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