Some survivors of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, are calling for control over the nonprofit onePULSE Foundation, WMFE reports.

Established by Pulse club owner Barbara Poma, the foundation had been negotiating whether to erect a memorial in honor of the victims at the site but could not come to an agreement. Poma recently stepped down from her position with the foundation. Some victims and family members have claimed the foundation and Poma are not supporting those affected by the shooting but are profiting off the event instead. The foundation and Poma denied the claims in separate statements published by WMFE. 

“The 49 families and the 53 serious gunshot survivors–we should own onePULSE and control it,” said Christine Leinonen, the mother of a Pulse shooting victim. “Because we can do the same thing they have been doing, but we would take care of each other.”

“The decisions we have made related to the onePULSE Foundation have been difficult and personal,” Poma said in a statement. “While I recognize and respect these individuals’ grief, that should not serve as a free pass for intentionally spreading lies about us. It is hurtful, undeserved, and helps no one.”

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