Over the past 12 years, the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, had carved out a reputation for great music, fierce entertainers and, above all, space for anyone to come find support and be themselves.

Early Sunday, the LGBTQ nightclub became the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, with at least 50 people dead and 53 injured. Authorities say the suspected shooter, Omar Mateen , stormed the downtown club around 2 a.m. before taking dozens of people hostage and killing dozens more.