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Family members wait for word from police after arriving down the street from a shooting involving multiple fatalities at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
Dr. Michael Cheatham, chief surgeon of the Orlando Health Regional Medical Center hospital, addresses reporters during a news conference after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Watching are Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, second from right, and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
Concerned friends and family of victims at Pulse nightclub, where multiple fatalities were reported, wait outside of the Orlando Police Department, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel via AP
Ray Rivera, a DJ at Pulse Orlando nightclub, is consoled by a friend, outside of the Orlando Police Department after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at the nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016. Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel via AP
ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 12: Orlando police officers seen outside of Pulse nightclub after a fatal shooting and hostage situation on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The suspect was shot and killed by police after 20 people died and 42 were injured. Gerardo Mora, Getty Images
Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated PressPolice cars surround the Pulse Orlando nightclub, the scene of a fatal shooting, in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, center right, and Orlando Police Chief John Mina, center left, arrive to a news conference after a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated PressPolice cars and emergency vehicles surround the Pulse Orlando nightclub, the scene of a fatal shooting, in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
A police officer stands guard outside the Orlando Regional Medical Center hospital after a fatal shooting at a nearby Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, right, is briefed after arriving to the scene of a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, second from right, and Orlando Police Chief John Mina arrive to a news conference after a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
AP Photo/Phelan M. EbenhackFBI assistant special agent in charge Ron Hopper, center, answers questions from members of the media after a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Listening are Orlando Police Chief John Mina, left, and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Bystanders wait down the street from a multiple shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. A gunman opened fire at a nightclub in central Florida, and multiple people have been wounded, police said Sunday. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
Orlando Police officers direct family members away from a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
AP Photo/Phelan M. EbenhackJermaine Towns, left, and Brandon Shuford wait down the street from a multiple shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Towns said his brother was in the club at the time. A gunman opened fire at a nightclub in central Florida, and multiple people have been wounded, police said Sunday. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)People wait outside the emergency entrance of the Orlando Regional Medical Center hospital after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
AP Photo/Phelan M. EbenhackEmergency personnel wait with stretchers at the emergency entrance to Orlando Regional Medical Center hospital for the arrival of patients from the scene of a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated PressA SWAT officer outside the scene of a shooting at a well-known gay Orlando Nightclub on Sunday, June 12, 2016. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
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Family members wait for word from police after arriving down the street from a shooting involving multiple fatalities at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press
ExpandLeaders of Colorado’s Muslim community were shocked and saddened by that apparently was perpetrated by a Muslim gunman and plan to address the media on Sunday, said Qusair Mohamedbhai, general counsel for the Colorado Muslim Society.
Representatives of major Muslim organizations and mosques throughout the state will attend the 2:30 p.m. news conference, at the organization’s headquarters at 2071 S. Parker Road, Mohamedbhai said.
Muslims are reacting with “extreme sorrow,” Mohamedbhai said. “People are having a difficult time understanding it.”
Members of the Colorado Muslim Society are heartbroken over the attack, and share the pain of the and the families of those whose lives were taken, Mohamedbhai said.
