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It has been ten years since a gunman walked into the Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016, and murdered 49 people. Ten years since Christine Leinonen lost her son, Christopher Andrew Leinonen. Ten years. And the City of Orlando is still finding new ways to harm Christine and exploit her son's murder. Who Was Christopher Andrew Leinonen? His friends called him Drew. From birth, he was easy-going, fun, and happy. He was the kind of person who lit up a room just by walking into it —

PULSE survivor Jorshua Hernandez Carrion asks the City of Orlando 10 Unanswered Questions for the 10-year mark. Emails were sent to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer's Chief of Staff Heather Fagan. The City has still not provided answers.

Rose responded from her private Gmail account, telling our group we were "dumb," calling us "a bunch of traitors," and instructing us to "kick rocks." She told Dr. Blair to "get a life" and "move on." She told PULSE survivors—people who lost friends, lovers, and family members in the deadliest mass shooting in American history—to stop "harassing" the City of Orlando.

PULSE Survivors and victims' families write a scathing open letter calling out City of Orlando officials, including City Attorney Mayanne Downs, the Mayor's Chief of Staff Heather Fagan, and GOP Megadonor Craig Mateer.