A man of Guyanese origin is being hailed in the US as a hero for saving the lives of a number of people at the Florida nightclub where 49 people were shot dead by a crazed man who himself was killed last Sunday morning.
According to the Washington Post, Imran Yousuf was a bouncer at the Pulse nightclub and he knew something was horribly wrong when he heard the crack of gunfire. A former US Marine, who had served in Afghanistan, the young man’s training quickly kicked in, the report said.
“The initial one was three or four shots,” said Yousuf, a sergeant who left the Marine Corps last month. “That was a shock. Three or four shots go off, and you could tell it was a high-calibre [weapon]. Everyone froze. I’m here in the back, and I saw