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Yaritza Matos, 28, survived the
bloodiest shooting in American history, and now she's revealing disturbing details of her June 12 ordeal at Pulse nightclub.
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Yaritza Matos, 28, survived the
bloodiest shooting in American history, and now she's revealing disturbing details of her June 12 ordeal at Pulse nightclub.
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"It was my first time to Pulse," Matos told
RadarOnline. "I told my girls that I would be right back, and that I was going to the ladies room. On my way there, I heard the first gunshots."
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"I turned around as I was almost at the restroom. What I saw was so awful."
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The club-goer describes the carnage she witnessed. "Glasses flying. People screaming. Bodies dropping... Everyone was screaming. I started panicking. I didn't know what to do. People were stepping on top of each other trampling people."
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But the gunfire was not the only reason that witnesses were terrified. The shooter, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, shared chilling words with his victims as he ended their lives.
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"The killer kept telling everyone that
'I am not leaving until you all are dead,'" she recounted.
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"He meant it. He was going to kill everyone there because that is what he came there to do."
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"Everyone was so scared," Matos added. "It was the worst experience of my life."
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