In June 2019 , DeSantis ' office issued a proclamation honoring the victims of the June 12 , 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting at the Pulse gay bar and nightclub in Orlando , where 49 people were killed and 50 others were injured by Omar Mateen . The proclamation did not include any reference to the LGBT community , sparking severe criticism and accusations that the governor intentionally omitted the category from the message ; Democratic state representatives Anna Eskamani and Carlos Guillermo Smith , who is openly gay , lambasted the governor , while gun control activist Fred Guttenberg , whose daughter was killed in a school shooting in Broward County a year earlier , questioned if the omission was predetermined . DeSantis reissued the proclamation with revisions including mentions of the LGBT community , and a spokesperson stated that the omission was due to an error on the part of DeSantis ' staff . Former Governor Scott included an LGBT reference in a prior Pulse memorial message
Orlando nightclub shooting
Orlando nightclub shooting
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