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Orlando to buy Pulse nightclub

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The city of Orlando, Florida, has announced plans to purchase the Pulse nightclub and eventually convert the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history into a memorial.
 
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer told the Orlando Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2eHO6t6 ) on Monday that the city has reached a deal to buy the gay nightclub for $2.25 million.
 
Dyer says the site should probably remain as-is for the next 12 to 18 months, as it has become a gathering place for mourners.
 
He says the city will reach out to the community for advice on how plans for the memorial should proceed.
 
The purchase price is $600,000 more than its appraised value.
 
The June 12 attack left 49 people dead and 53 wounded. Gunman Omar Mateen was killed by SWAT team members.