– Motives –
Mateen’s motives for carrying out the slaughter are still unclear.
In a 911 call during the attack in the early hours of Sunday, he pledged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State group, and Obama has said he was radicalized by reading extremist propaganda online.
But witnesses also say he was a regular at the Pulse gay club, and was using gay dating apps.
“He appears to have been an angry, disturbed, unstable young man who became radicalized,” said Obama.
Authorities refused to comment on reports that Mateen’s wife would face charges over her alleged knowledge of his intentions to carry out an attack, calling any talk of charges “premature” and saying no stone would be left unturned in the probe.
The city is reeling mainly from the mass shooting but also the murder last week of a singer who competed on TV reality show “The Voice” and the death Wednesday of a toddler in an alligator attack at a Disney resort hotel.
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