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Pulse Nightclub Owners Won’t Be Charged in Fatal Mass Shooting, Police Say


Police have closed their investigation into the owners of the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. without filing charges. Get all the details

Victims and family members of those who died in the 2016 shooting asked police to investigate the culpability of Barbara & Rosario Poma, the previous owners of the club. In an emailed statement to The Associated Press, the Orlando Police Department stated it was closing its probe into Barbara and Rosario Poma after finding no probable cause for involuntary manslaughter by culpable negligence. According to AP, the report states that investigators determined the owners did not act “with a reckless disregard for human life” and concluded that “they could not have reasonably foreseen or anticipated a terrorist incident taking place at Pulse.”

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