Philly Woman Among The Injured In Orlando Nightclub Mass Shooting

A Philadelphia woman was wounded Sunday in the deadliest mass shooting in the nation's history.

Patience Carter, a 20-year-old Philadelphia woman who is an intern at FOX 29, was shot in the leg during a shooting at an Orlando nightclub. At least 50 people were killed at Pulse, a gay club, in an unprecedented display of gun violence. Carter was visiting Florida and happened to be at the nightclub at the time of the attack, 6ABC reported. 

FOX 29 issued a statement on Carter's injury, saying her friend was also wounded. Carter is in stable condition, the network said. "We are so grateful to hear they are recovering and in good hands. We look forward to a speedy recovery," the statement said.

According to 6ABC, Carter attended University City High School and is a student at New York University.

The shooting unfolded around 2 a.m. at Pulse, where in addition to those killed, 53 were wounded. The gunman has been identified as Omar Mir Seddique Mateen, who was killed by law enforcement in an exchange of gunfire.

Witnesses inside the club provided chilling accounts of the chaotic scene inside the club. “We were dancing by the hip-hop area when I heard shots, bam, bam, bam, and the only thing I could think of was to duck, but I ran out instead,” Joel Figueroa, 19, of Orlando, told The New York Times. “Everybody was screaming and running toward the front door. I didn’t get to see the shooter.”

A message on the Pulse Orlando Facebook page at 2:09 a.m. read, "Everyone get out of Pulse and keep running."

Mateen had been the subject of two terrorism-related investigations of by the FBI, both of which were closed for lack of evidence. Despite his claims of allegiance to ISIS, the FBI said he had no known ties to the group or direct ties to any other terrorist. Read more.

About 14 hours after the mass shooting, authorities began the slow task of releasing the names of victims whose families have been contacted. Authorities publicly identified additional victims overnight, but more than 24 hours after the shooting, the names of more than half of the victims have yet to be released. Read more.

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Photo courtesy of the Orlando Police Department