US President Obama to speak on Orlando shooting: White House

US President Barack Obama will deliver a statement at 1:30 p.m. ET on a deadly shooting overnight in Orlando, Florida, the White House said.

The death toll reached 50 and 53 others were inured after a gunfire erupted at a gay nightclub in Orlando early on Sunday, the police said. The reports also stated that suspected gunman is also dead and the injured have been rushed to the hospital.

Officers said in a Twitter message that there were "multiple injuries" at the Pulse nightclub and local media reported that between seven and 20 people had been shot. The dance club urged patrons to "get out" and "keep running" in a post on its Facebook page.

Javer Antonetti, 53, told the Orlando Sentinel newspaper that he was near the back of the dance club when he heard the gunfire. "There were so many (shots), at least 40," he said. "I saw two guys and it was constant, like 'pow, pow, pow,'."