3 hours later, the police responded...

Orlando Police Radio Calls

Radio transmissions by Orlando Police Department dispatchers reflect hours of chaos that followed the first reports of gunshots at the crowded Pulse nightclub on June 12.

--------------------If it hadn't been a gay nightclub, you have to wonder if the police would have summoned the courage to go in earlier?

The first call was made to Orlando police department at 2:02 a.m., from a caller informing cops of “shots fired” inside the gay club where people had turned out for a Latino night.

Cops were at the scene of the shooting less than two minutes after that first call, but it wasn’t until after 5 a.m. that 11 Orlando SWAT team members burst into the club...

In the three hours it took for police to take action, victims inside the club stayed on the line with police dispatchers, many of whom had been shot and were clinging to life, the logs reveal.