Story highlights President Barack Obama said the Orlando shooting was "an act of terror and an act of hate"It is the deadliest mass shooting in American historyWashington (CNN) President Barack Obama said federal law enforcement officials are investigating the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando as an act of terrorism. "We know enough to say this was an act of terror and an act of hate," Obama said in a brief statement from the White House on Sunday afternoon. At least 50 people were killed and 53 more injured in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history early Sunday morning. Obama said the shooting marked "an especially heartbreaking day for our friends who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender." "The FBI is appropriately investigating this as an act of terror.

Source: CNN June 12, 2016 18:25 UTC