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VIDEO | Victim speaks: All I could hear were shots 'one after another'


One of the survivors, Angel Colon, speaks of the massacre at LGBT club Pulse Wednesday, June 14, 2016 during a press conference (CNN Newsource)
One of the survivors, Angel Colon, speaks of the massacre at LGBT club Pulse Wednesday, June 14, 2016 during a press conference (CNN Newsource)
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"It's still fresh to me."

That's how Angel Colon, one of the survivors of the attack Sunday, began describing his experience.

53 people were injured, and 49 others mortally wounded when a gunman opened fire at LGBT nightclub Pulse Sunday morning.

"We were just having a great time... having a drink," he said of Sunday's event.

Out of nowhere, he described hearing shots ring out inside the club.

Colon described being shot in the leg three times, and falling to the ground as people ran on top of him.

"I got trampled over."

The survivor continued, talking about hearing shots fired "one after another."

"I hear him come back, he's shooting everyone down on the floor," to make sure they were dead.

"I look over and he shoots the girl next to me."

He said the shooter then shot his hand and side of his hip, but he didn't respond to the hits out of fear he'd be shot again.

"He's just doing this for another 5-10 minutes."

Colon said bones were shattered and broken in his left leg. An officer walked in and grabbed his hand, able to drag him across the glass and bloody bodies to safety.

"I don't feel pain, but I feel all this blood on me from myself, other people... there were just bodies everywhere."

44 patients were treated at the level one trauma center. According to Orange Regional Medical, six patients are considered critically ill.

"They were being dropped off in truckloads," described Dr. Kathryn Bondani of victims arriving at the hospital.

Doctors performed 28 surgeries Sunday to save lives. Eight operations were performed Monday, and eight more were scheduled on Tuesday.

One of the surgeons mentioned how lucky it was the hospital was only a few blocks away to help the victims.

"The trauma bay was very full," said Dr. Joseph Ibrahim, describing the trauma area filled with people.

He said the gunshot wounds ranged from small, to "very large."

The 49 victims who succumbed to their injuries were all identified by Monday evening.


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