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Nightclub owner details memorial to Pulse victims

Associated Press
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    Pulse nightclub owner Barbara Poma, right, embraces Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer after a news conference announcing plans for a memorial at the site, Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. Poma said the site will become a memorial and a museum to honor the 49 people who were killed and the dozens more who were injured during the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. (AP Photo/John Raoux) (The Associated Press)

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    Activists hold a banner in front of the Pulse nightclub site after a news conference, Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. The owner of the Pulse nightclub said the site will become a memorial and a museum to honor the 49 people who were killed and the dozens more who were injured during the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. (AP Photo/John Raoux) (The Associated Press)

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    Pulse nightclub owner Barbara Poma speaks at a news conference announcing plans for a memorial at the site, Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. Poma said the site will become a memorial and a museum to honor the 49 people who were killed and the dozens more who were injured during the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. (AP Photo/John Raoux) (The Associated Press)

ORLANDO, Fla. – The owner of the Florida gay nightclub that was the site of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history is announcing plans for a memorial at the property.

Pulse owner Barbara Poma on Thursday is outlining her plans for a memorial at the nightclub where 49 people were killed and dozens more were injured last June.

Gunman Omar Mateen was killed in a shootout with police after a three-hour standoff.

Poma opened the nightclub in 2004 as a way to honor her brother, who died from AIDS.

In the months after the massacre, the city of Orlando proposed buying the club for $2.25 million so it could be turned into a memorial. But Poma ultimately turned down that offer.

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