Mike Mason, Allison Morrow/FOX 4 News
It has been a harrowing and devastating time for the nation as investigators continue to piece together the motive behind the worst mass shooting in the history of the U.S. As more detials emerge, a young Vietnamese American man, Justin Pham, spoke about his near brush with death– he was at Pulse nightclub minutes before the shooting occurred.
Justin Pham worked as a dancer at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando and was there minutes before the shooting occurred. (Photo: Justin Pham Twitter)
Just ten months ago, Pham was living in Fort Myers where he was born and raised. He attended Lehigh Senior HIgh and completed the JOTC. Ten months later he moved to Orlando for a new life. Working part time as a dancer at Pulse Nightclub, Pham quickly made friends.
On Saturday Pham hung out with his two best friends, Juan Rivera and Luis Conde, a gay married couple. He took pictures with them moments before he left the club.
“I gave them a hug and they told me to be safe and I told them to be safe as well and we’ll take a picture together,” Pham said.
That was 20 minutes before the shooting.
Those trapped inside the club began texting friends, and calling for help while huddled together. Pham had the presence of mind to return to the club and work with police, drawing a sketch of the club’s layout so they’d know where the exits were before going in to take down the man who killed so many.
By Monday morning Pham learned five of his friends were dead including Juan and Luis, the couple who considered Pham their son. Shortly after moving to Orlando to begin a new life, Pham is now forced to cope with so much death.
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