Eight years after the deadly mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in June 2016, local police have closed their investigation into the venue's former owners, with no charges filed.
In a statement sent by email to The Associated PressThe Orlando Police Department said it was closing its investigation into Barbara and Rosario Poma after finding no probable cause for involuntary manslaughter.
Bulletin board has contacted the Orlando Police Department for confirmation.
In 2023, many survivors and family members of those killed in the shooting filed complaints to the police department, alleging that building code violations by the owners — including capacity restrictions, unpermitted renovations and inaccessible building plans — prevented first responders from gaining proper access to the club after the shooting.
Although investigators were unable to contact Pomas, the report concluded that renovations to the building did not adversely affect the police's ability to respond to the threat and that there was insufficient evidence to determine how many patrons were in the bar the night of shooting or how the gunman was able to enter the building.
According to APthe report states that investigators found that the owners did not act “with reckless disregard for human life” and concluded that they “could not reasonably foresee or foresee a terrorist incident taking place at Pulse.”
On June 12, 2016, a gunman walked into the Pulse nightclub and opened fire, killing 49 people in what was then the deadliest mass shooting on American soil. (It was surpassed the following year, when 61 people were killed during the 2017 Route 91 country music festival in Las Vegas.)
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