ORLANDO, Fla. _ A judge Thursday ruled the city of Orlando must release many of the 911 calls from the Pulse nightclub shooting.
The ruling states audio from 911 calls made after 2:12 a.m. will be released and a transcript will be provided for calls made before that time. The city said the calls will be released next week after they redact the names and personal information of the callers.
"We are grateful for the work of the Court in reviewing these materials and for the clear direction we have received," city spokeswoman Cassandra Lafser said. "The City will immediately begin the process necessary to redact and transcribe the 911 recordings in accordance with the court order and state law and will then release them as quickly as possible."
The Orlando Sentinel and two dozen other media organizations, including The Associated Press, have sued the city for access to the records, saying they will provide a clearer picture of what happened June 12 when 49 people were killed and at least 68 others were injured.
The city must release all of the information from those 911 calls in some fashion, the judge ruled, except for the information that identifies the victims.
The public and media are entitled to the calls, the judge ruled, except for those that came in before 2:12 a.m. and one specific call made at 2:14 a.m., she ruled. Those calls, though, should be released in transcript form.
