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Omar Mir Seddique Mateen [1] (Pashto: عمر مير صديق متين; born Omar Mir Seddique; November 16, 1986 – June 12, 2016) was an American terrorist and mass murderer who killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, before he was killed in a shootout with the local police.
The gunman was identified as 29-year-old Omar Mateen, [97] an American born in New Hyde Park, New York. [98] [99] His parents were Afghans, and he was raised Muslim. [100] At the time of the shooting, he lived in an apartment complex in Fort Pierce, Florida, 117 mi (188 km) from the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. [101] [102] [103]
Omar Mateen drastically altered his appearance, shaving his head and face, the morning before the massacre. Mateen altered looks, researched anti-psychotic drugs before attack: Acquaintance Skip ...
Omar Mateen was fatally shot after a standoff at the gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., during which he said he was carrying out the shooting because of American-led efforts to defeat ISIS in Iraq ...
Officials have identified the gunman in the Orlando nightclub mass shooting that left at least 50 dead and more than 50 others wounded.
Pulse was a gay bar, dance club, and nightclub in Orlando, Florida, founded in 2004 by Barbara Poma and Ron Legler.On June 12, 2016, the club was the scene of the second-worst mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history, and the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since the September 11 attacks.
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Pulse nightclub shooting: An Islamic terrorist identified as Omar Mateen armed with a semi-automatic rifle and a pistol opened fire on partygoers, killing 49 before being shot and killed by police. The event was captured on the club's security cameras, and was also documented on the body cameras of police officers who responded to the shooting.