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[[File:Omar_Mateen.jpg|thumb|right|Omar Mateen]]'''Omar Mateen''' (1986 – 2016) was an American Muslim of Afghan descent<ref>Treacher, Jim, "[http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/14/omar-mateen-was-a-registered-democrat-but/ Omar Mateen Was A Registered Democrat, BUT…]"</ref> who 49 people and wounded 53 in the deadliest mass shooting in American history. The shooting occurred on June 12, 2016 at a gay bar in Orlando, Florida. Mateen was born in New Hyde Park, New York, of Afghan parents. During the shooting, he called 911 to pledged his allegiance to the ISIS terror group.<ref>"[https://www.yahoo.com/news/know-omar-mateen-suspected-orlando-000000893.html Omar Mateen called 911, pledged support to ISIS amid mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando: FBI]"</ref> In 2006, Mateen had registered as a Democrat.  
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[[File:Omar_Mateen.jpg|thumb|right|Omar Mateen]]'''Omar Mateen''' (November 16, 1986&nbsp;June 12, 2016) was an American [[Muslim]] of Afghan descent, He was born in New Hyde Park, New York, of Afghan parents. Mateen killed 49 people and wounded 53 in what was then the deadliest mass shooting by a single shooter in American history. The shooting occurred on June 12, 2016 at the Pulse nightclub in [[Orlando]], Florida. Although Mateen's choice of a nightclub that caters to homosexuals triggered a great deal of speculation concerning his motives, it does not appear that he selected the club for this reason. He found the club by performing a Web search with the phrase "Orlando night clubs".<ref>"[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/noor-salman-pulse-massacre-wrong_us_5ac29ebae4b04646b6454dc2 Everyone Got The Pulse Massacre Story Completely Wrong], ''Huffington Post'', April 4, 2018.</ref> During the shooting, he called 911 to pledged his allegiance to the [[ISIS]] terror group.<ref>"[https://www.yahoo.com/news/know-omar-mateen-suspected-orlando-000000893.html Omar Mateen called 911, pledged support to ISIS amid mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando: FBI]"</ref> In 2006, Mateen had registered as a [[Democrat]].<ref>Treacher, Jim, "[https://dailycaller.com/2016/06/14/omar-mateen-was-a-registered-democrat-but/ Omar Mateen Was A Registered Democrat, BUT…]"</ref>
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==See Also==
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*[[Mass_shootings_prevented_by_armed_citizens#United_States_2|Pulse Nightclub Shooting]]
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*[[Luis Javier Ruiz]]
  
 
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Revision as of 19:03, August 13, 2019

Omar Mateen
Omar Mateen (November 16, 1986 – June 12, 2016) was an American Muslim of Afghan descent, He was born in New Hyde Park, New York, of Afghan parents. Mateen killed 49 people and wounded 53 in what was then the deadliest mass shooting by a single shooter in American history. The shooting occurred on June 12, 2016 at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Although Mateen's choice of a nightclub that caters to homosexuals triggered a great deal of speculation concerning his motives, it does not appear that he selected the club for this reason. He found the club by performing a Web search with the phrase "Orlando night clubs".[1] During the shooting, he called 911 to pledged his allegiance to the ISIS terror group.[2] In 2006, Mateen had registered as a Democrat.[3]

See Also

References

  1. "Everyone Got The Pulse Massacre Story Completely Wrong, Huffington Post, April 4, 2018.
  2. "Omar Mateen called 911, pledged support to ISIS amid mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando: FBI"
  3. Treacher, Jim, "Omar Mateen Was A Registered Democrat, BUT…"