
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JUNE 12: Long lines of people wait at the OneBlood Donation Center to donate blood for the injured victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The suspected shooter, Omar Mateen, was shot and killed by police. 50 people are reported dead and 53 were injured in what is now the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, Flor. (CBS) — Florida officials have been advocating for blood donations, following a mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando that killed 50 people and injured 53 others.
The not-for-profit charity, OneBlood posted on their Facebook page about an urgent need for O Negative, O Positive and AB Plasma blood donors.
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Another local organization, Downtown South, posted about several blood donation centers in the Orlando area and shared a video showing the overwhelming response.
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