Police said they have detained three adults in relation to the shooting.

THE shooter who killed at least 50 people and wounded 53 in a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando has been identified as Omar Mir Seddique Mateen, a US official said.

THE FBI is investigating a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando as an “act of terrorism” after a gunman was killed and there are “multiple deaths” with 42 people injured.