As a gunman held hostages during a bloody Orlando nightclub siege that left at least 50 people dead early Sunday, witnesses tweeted that they were hiding in the hopes that they could escape alive. pic.twitter.com/KyGhQGmWWQ — John PA (@lakecitymedman) June 12, 2016Police shot and killed the gunman, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, hours after he took hostages. — Brandon Wolf (@bjoewolf) June 12, 2016Brandon Wolf tweeted that he and others hid in a bathroom until they heard a lull in the shooting. — E (@GoEmili0) June 12, 2016A physician assistant who said his friend was shot claimed he'd never seen so much blood. Shooting at pulse.

Source: Fox News June 12, 2016 18:33 UTC