As the world continues to mourn all the lives lost in Orlando, Florida as a result of this past weekend's mass shooting, Donald Trump appears to be using the horrific event as a tool in his political fight against Democrats.

Carter, along with her best friend Tiara Parker, 20, and Parker’s cousin, Akyra Murray, 18, visited Pulse on vacation in Orlando. They thought they would escape to dance the night away.

"Sometimes he would go over in the corner and sit and drink by himself, and other times he would get so drunk he was loud and belligerent," said Ty Smith, a frequent patron of the club.

Justice said her son was a homebody who loved eating and working out. He had a jovial personality that made everyone laugh.

Here's everything we know about suspected Orlando gunman, Omar Mateen.

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UPDATED: 3:00 PM EST The Los Angeles Police Department released a statement verifying that the two victims were male. The shooting appears to be a murder-suicide, police officials stated. “We believe there are no suspects outstanding and no continuing threat to UCLA’s campus,” LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck told reporters Wednesday afternoon. https://twitter.com/LAPDHQ/status/738076031463002113 SOURCE: LAPD    Police […]

A suspect is in police custody for a fatal shooting spree in Maryland. One of the victims is the suspect's estranged wife.

The mass shooting that left six dead in Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday has been deemed a "calculated, brutal" operation by the Allegheny district attorney.

A shooting event that broke out early Thursday evening in Central Kansas has resulted in several people dead with dozens of others injured. The shooting took place at a workplace and the gunman has been killed, local news outlet KWCH reports. In a case that is still developing, the Witchita Eagle reports that Harvey County […]

Uber, the convenient ride-sharing app, confirmed that 45-year-old Jason Brian Dalton was an employee with the company, stating he also passed a background check.

One out of every three days in January had a mass shooting.

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"I learned that one of my family members became one of over 30,000 Americans who die every year as a result of gun violence. My cousin became one of the tragic statistics that I, unfortunately, cite most often in my work."