Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Omar Mateen" in English language version.
But both of the investigations were closed, and Mateen -- who would go on to call 911 and pledge allegiance to ISIS during his rampage -- was not under investigation or surveillance at the time of the attack.
Gilroy, a former Fort Pierce police officer, said Mateen frequently made homophobic and racial comments. Gilroy said he complained to his employer several times but it did nothing because he was Muslim.
'The real muslims will never accept the filthy ways of the west ... You kill innocent women and children by doing us airstrikes..now taste the Islamic state vengeance.'
'You kill innocent women and children by doing us airstrikes..now taste the Islamic state vengeance,' Mateen posted early Sunday morning, according to officials in the FBI's counterterrorism division. 'In the next few days you will see attacks from the Islamic State in the usa.'
But the FBI has found no evidence so far to support claims by those who say Mateen had gay lovers or communicated on gay dating apps, several law enforcement officials said. [...] He said Mateen had sex with other men too, including a threesome with a Puerto Rican who allegedly told Mateen, after having had unprotected sex with him, that he was HIV positive. But investigators do not consider the man's account credible.
the FBI determined that Mateen's laptop computer had been used in recent years to view extremist videos online, including grisly beheadings. It also was used to seek information on Islamic State.
The company kept Mateen as an employee, moving him to a kiosk at a gated community in Palm Beach County
Imam Syed Shafeeq Rahman said Mateen had been a regular attendee since childhood and came in for worship three or four times a week.
Records also show that he had filed a petition for a name change in 2006 from Omar Mir Seddique to Omar Mir Seddique Mateen.
'People on the trip can make their own decisions about how to spend their time, though typically most people participate in the day's itinerary,' NYU spokesman John Beckman told the Wall Street Journal.
was Omar Mateen betraying his latent extremist sympathies — or was he just being tone-deaf — when, at 14, he shocked other students on his school bus by imitating an exploding plane so soon after the Sept. 11 attacks? 'He got on, walked up the first couple of steps, held his arms out and made sounds like a motor and then made an explosion sound — and slipped into his seat', Robert Zirkle, another student on the bus, remembered. 'He did this three or four times
In 2013, G4S removed Mr. Mateen from his security post at the St. Lucie County Courthouse after he had made 'inflammatory comments' about being involved somehow in terrorism.
'I think it was a hoax,' David Lesage
Federal law enforcement officials said Thursday that the F.B.I. is increasingly skeptical of reports that Mr. Mateen was gay but 'closeted', that he had been visiting gay clubs or that he had used gay dating apps.
The slaughter early Sunday left 49 victims dead, in addition to the gunman, and 53 wounded ...More than 30 of the wounded remained in hospitals on Tuesday, including at least six who were in critical condition.
The terrorist attack that killed 49 and wounded 53 in Orlando, Fla., was the largest mass killing of gay people in American history, but before Sunday that grim distinction was held by a largely forgotten arson at a New Orleans bar in 1973 that killed 32 people at a time of pernicious anti-gay stigma.
In one video, the elder Mateen expresses gratitude toward the Afghan Taliban while denouncing the Pakistani government.
The FBI, however, has been unable to verify that Mateen used gay dating apps and instead has found evidence that Mateen was cheating on his wife with other women. Officials said there is nothing to suggest that he attempted to cover up his tracks by deleting files. They also added he did not make gay slurs during the shooting spree inside the club, based on witnesses.
The caller then said he had carried out the Pulse attack for the Islamic State and began speaking quickly in Arabic.
was Omar Mateen betraying his latent extremist sympathies — or was he just being tone-deaf — when, at 14, he shocked other students on his school bus by imitating an exploding plane so soon after the Sept. 11 attacks? 'He got on, walked up the first couple of steps, held his arms out and made sounds like a motor and then made an explosion sound — and slipped into his seat', Robert Zirkle, another student on the bus, remembered. 'He did this three or four times
The company kept Mateen as an employee, moving him to a kiosk at a gated community in Palm Beach County
In 2013, G4S removed Mr. Mateen from his security post at the St. Lucie County Courthouse after he had made 'inflammatory comments' about being involved somehow in terrorism.
'People on the trip can make their own decisions about how to spend their time, though typically most people participate in the day's itinerary,' NYU spokesman John Beckman told the Wall Street Journal.
In one video, the elder Mateen expresses gratitude toward the Afghan Taliban while denouncing the Pakistani government.
Imam Syed Shafeeq Rahman said Mateen had been a regular attendee since childhood and came in for worship three or four times a week.
Mr. Mateen had 'confessed' to his ex-wife that in the past 'he very much enjoyed going to clubs and nightlife,' she told CNN on Monday. He 'never made any indication while we were together that he was gay, but he did feel strongly about homosexuality,' she said.
'I think it was a hoax,' David Lesage
Federal law enforcement officials said Thursday that the F.B.I. is increasingly skeptical of reports that Mr. Mateen was gay but 'closeted', that he had been visiting gay clubs or that he had used gay dating apps.
The FBI, however, has been unable to verify that Mateen used gay dating apps and instead has found evidence that Mateen was cheating on his wife with other women. Officials said there is nothing to suggest that he attempted to cover up his tracks by deleting files. They also added he did not make gay slurs during the shooting spree inside the club, based on witnesses.
But the FBI has found no evidence so far to support claims by those who say Mateen had gay lovers or communicated on gay dating apps, several law enforcement officials said. [...] He said Mateen had sex with other men too, including a threesome with a Puerto Rican who allegedly told Mateen, after having had unprotected sex with him, that he was HIV positive. But investigators do not consider the man's account credible.
Law-enforcement officials said that investigation was prompted because Abu-Salha and Mateen attended the same mosque.
the FBI determined that Mateen's laptop computer had been used in recent years to view extremist videos online, including grisly beheadings. It also was used to seek information on Islamic State.
'You kill innocent women and children by doing us airstrikes..now taste the Islamic state vengeance,' Mateen posted early Sunday morning, according to officials in the FBI's counterterrorism division. 'In the next few days you will see attacks from the Islamic State in the usa.'
'The real muslims will never accept the filthy ways of the west ... You kill innocent women and children by doing us airstrikes..now taste the Islamic state vengeance.'
The caller then said he had carried out the Pulse attack for the Islamic State and began speaking quickly in Arabic.
The slaughter early Sunday left 49 victims dead, in addition to the gunman, and 53 wounded ...More than 30 of the wounded remained in hospitals on Tuesday, including at least six who were in critical condition.
The terrorist attack that killed 49 and wounded 53 in Orlando, Fla., was the largest mass killing of gay people in American history, but before Sunday that grim distinction was held by a largely forgotten arson at a New Orleans bar in 1973 that killed 32 people at a time of pernicious anti-gay stigma.
Mr. Mateen had 'confessed' to his ex-wife that in the past 'he very much enjoyed going to clubs and nightlife,' she told CNN on Monday. He 'never made any indication while we were together that he was gay, but he did feel strongly about homosexuality,' she said.
Law-enforcement officials said that investigation was prompted because Abu-Salha and Mateen attended the same mosque.
