Exec. Dir. LGBT Center Orlando on Mass Shooting: ‘This Is Just a Tragic Situation’

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STEPHANOPOULOS: "Terry DeCarlo is joining us now. He’s the executive director of the LGBT Center in Orlando. And Terry, thank you for joining us this morning. Our condolences to you and your community. This nightclub is The Pulse Nightclub, known as the — one of the largest gay nightclubs, uh, in Orlando. What more can you tell us you’re learning from the community?"
TERRY DECARLO: "Well, you know, we — we don’t really know right now. We’re working with the police department, with the mayor. You know, it’s a tragic situation. You know, as far as we know, we have 20 community members laying on the floor dead right now and we have another 40 to 42 people in the hospital right now. We are doing our best to find out exactly what’s going on. I’ve been clearance j I’ve been given clearance, I — I’m going to head to the hospital just after this to see people there. There’s a lot of traumatized people here right now. We have mobilized our center. We’ve thrown open our doors. We have counselors heading there right now. This is just a tragic situation. And we’re trying to find out expect what’s going on and — and wrap our heads around how something like this could possibly happen."