“Mommy I Love You.” An Innocent Text, But What Came Next, No Mother Wants To Hear.
By
Suzanne in
Heartbreaking
On 17th June 2016
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#1 The attack on Pulse, an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, has shaken the whole world.
#2 53 people were reported injured and 49 were confirmed dead.
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#3 30-year-old Eddie Justice was there that night. During the shooting, he fled to the ladies room and texted his mother.
#4 She shared the messages in the aftermath of the tragedy in hopes of finding out where her son was, as he had not yet been accounted for.
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#5 At 2:06 am, was woken up by what seemed like an innocent text from her son.
"Mommy I love you"
But it quickly turned dark.
"In club they shooting"
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#6 At first Mina is confused and tries to reach her son but he doesn't answer right away.
She texts him back again.
"U ok"
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#7 Eddie lets her know where he is. Trapped in the bathroom at the nightclub Pulse, in downtown Orlando.
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#8 Mina reads her son's next messages in horror.
"He's coming"
"I'm gonna die"
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#9 She tries to get more information out of him, but it's obvious that he's scared and panicking. Then the messages stop.
Mina desperately begged her son to answer her to let her know he was okay. She spoke to news outlets and showed the messages on TV and on Facebook. Unfortunately, Eddie Justice was one of the innocent victims of the Orlando massacre. A mother's most petrifying nightmare came true for Mina Justice.
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#10 The massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando was one of the worst mass shootings in United States history. Our thoughts are with the families and victims of this cowardly, homophobic attack.
