He was the lucky one on what was otherwise a horrific morning in America.
The news that 50 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Florida is desperately sad and our hearts go out to anyone affected by the tragic events.
A further 53 have been brought to hospital with injuries from the shooting, which took place early on Sunday morning in an LGBT nightclub in Orlando.
Police and SWAT teams stormed the nightclub when a hostage situation developed and the shooter, Omar S. Mateen, was killed in the raid.
The Orlando Police published this image of a kevlar helmet used in the raid showing a distinctive mark where a bullet had struck the helmet.
Pulse shooting: In hail of gunfire in which suspect was killed, OPD officer was hit. Kevlar helmet saved his life. pic.twitter.com/MAb0jGi7r4
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) June 12, 2016
Main image via Orlando Police.
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