Brandon Wolf didn't really want to go out Saturday night, but a friend convinced him. So he showed up at the Pulse Orlando nightclub on South Orange Avenue with three friends, hoping to have a fun night. It was Latin Night, and the club was full of couples and friends who were dancing and talking.
Closing time neared, and Wolf and one of his friends were in the bathroom. That's where they started hearing gunshots. Maybe 20 of them.
"And then we heard them get closer," he said. "So we had to run." 2:02 a.m.
A uniformed Orlando police officer working at the club off-duty first heard gunshots. Omar Mateen was outside with an AR-15, a handgun and an explosive device.
The officer fired at him, police said. Two more officers showed up and opened fire. Mateen fired back, and walked back into Pulse, trapping dozens of people inside. 2:09 a.m.
A message was posted onto Pulse Orlando's Facebook page: "Everyone get out of pulse and keep running."
Wolf and his friend hid in the bathroom. Then they heard the gun shots getting closer and decided they had to run.