Analysis Of Omar Mateen's Attack

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In the early morning of June 12 2016, American born citizen
Omar Mateen walked into the Pulse night club in Orlando, Florida and opened fire with two weapons killing forty-nine people and injuring fifty-three others. In the midst of the attack, Mateen called 911 and pledged his allegiance to ISIS, according to two an enforcement officials. During Mateen’s 911 [call] he also reference to the 2013 Boston marathon bombers, Tamerlan and
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, officials said. Presently, Mateen’s motives are unknown, however past mass shooters have been motivated by mental problems, homophobia and membership in ISIS.
Yusufil,whom Mateen he met online in 2009 and married soon after, told the New York Daily News his family think he murdered the 49 people

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