local news says perp had some kind of armed security guard licensing with state of FL
we must fear that death toll is going to continue to climb for a while... doctor at the presser said many victims at hospital are “critically ill” which means not all of the 53 hospitalized victims are likely to survive, I would guess
Police have not yet said why Mateen attacked the Pulse club. His father told MSNBC that the shooting was not about his son’s religion, but that his son became very angry after seeing two men kissing in Miami months ago. He said “we are apologizing for the whole incident.”
“We are saying we are apologizing for the whole incident. We weren’t aware of any action he is taking. We are in shock like the whole country,” Mir Seddique, his father, told NBC News.