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The Terrifying Text A Mother Received From Her Son Who Was In The Orlando Nightclub

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Kaitlan Collins Contributor
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Mina Justice was asleep Sunday morning when she received a terrifying text from her son who was at the Orlando nightclub when Omar Mateen opened fire and killed 49 people.

This is what Eddie Justice, 30, texted his mother. (RELATED: Orlando Shooter’s Ex-Wife Says He Beat Her While They Were Married)

Eddie: “Mommy I love you” (2:06 a.m.)

Eddie: “In club they shooting.”

Mina: “U ok”

Eddie: “Trapp in bathroom.” (2:07 a.m.)

Mina: “What club”

Eddie: “Pulse. Downtown. Call police.”

Eddie: “I’m gonna die.” (2:08 a.m.)

Mina: “I’m calling them now.”

Mina: “U still in there”

Mina: “Answer our damn phone”

Mina: “Call them”

Mina: “Call me.”

Eddie: “Call them mommy” (2:39 a.m.)

Eddie: “Now.”

Mina: [Is anyone hurt?]

Eddie: “Lots. Yes.” (2:42 a.m.)

Mina: [Are you with police?]

Mina: “Text me please”

Eddie: “No” (2:46 a.m.)

Eddie: ‘”Still here in bathroom. He has us. They need to come get us.”

Mina: “The police is in There let me no when u see the police” (2:49 a.m.)

Eddie: “Hurry” (2:49 a.m.)

Eddie: “He’s in he bathroom with us” (2:50 a.m.)

Eddie: “Women’s bathroom is” (2:50 a.m.)

Mina: “Is the man in the bathroom wit u”

Eddie: “He’s a terror”

Eddie: “Yes” (2:51 a.m.)

Mina: “Are u hurt”

Mina: “Stay there he don’t like gay people” (2:52 a.m.)

Mina: “Text me please” (2:53 a.m.)

Mina: “I love u” (2:54 a.m.)

Mina: “Don’t do nothing”

Mina: “Stay down”

Mina: “Baby text me”

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As of Sunday night, Justice still hadn’t heard from her son.

“His name has not come up yet and that’s scary,” Justice told the Associated Press. “It’s just — it’s just, I got this feeling. I got a bad feeling.”

Update: Eddie’s name was on a list of victims published by NBC News Monday morning.