ORLANDO, Fla. — The names of the Orlando police and SWAT members who were involved in the shooting Sunday’s at the Pulse nightclub shooting were released Monday evening.
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Officer working extra duty at Pulse: Officer Adam Gruler, member of OPD since 2001
First patrol unit on scene (also a SWAT member): Lt. Scott Smith, member of OPD since 1992
First patrol unit on scene (also a SWAT member): Sgt. Jeffrey Backhaus, member of OPD since 2004
SWAT: Officer Timothy Stanley, member of OPD since 1998
SWAT: Officer Kevin Easterling, member of OPD since 1994
SWAT: Officer Andrew Bishop, member of OPD since 1994
SWAT: Sgt. James Parker, member of OPD since 1991
SWAT: Detective Raul Rivas, member of OPD since 1992
SWAT: Lt. Jonathan Bigelow, member of OPD since 2001
SWAT: Officer Ricardo Duenas, member of OPD since 2014
Officer shot in the Kevlar helmet: Officer Michael Napolitano, member of OPD since 2012%
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating all the officers who were involved in the shooting, which is standard procedure.
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The FBI is the lead federal law enforcement agency and is answering questions through its Main National Press Office at 202-324-3691.
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