OFFICIALS: NO EVIDENCE ORLANDO GUNMAN WAS GAY

[nightflight]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- FBI investigators so far have not turned up persuasive evidence that Orlando gunman Omar Mateen was gay or pursuing gay relationships, according to two government officials familiar with the investigation.

The FBI began looking into that possibility after media reports last week quoted men as saying that Omar Mateen had reached out to them on gay dating apps and had frequented the gay nightclub where the June 12 massacre took place. One man claimed to be Mateen's gay lover in an interview with Univision that aired this week, while another recalled Mateen as a regular at the Pulse club who tried to pick up men.

But the officials say the FBI, which has conducted about 500 interviews and is reviewing evidence collected from Mateen's phone, has not found concrete evidence to corroborate such accounts nearly two weeks into the investigation. They also cautioned that the investigation is ongoing and that nothing has formally been ruled out.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-06-24-16-07-26

He was an NRA supporting, right-wing Christian Republican! /media

 

[Redac]

Wonder how the narrative will shift now.

 

[Ana the Ist]

I'm surprised night...why would you care about this?

I do sincerely agree that the direction that many on social media and regular media have tried to spin this incident is a joke. We all know that christians haven't exactly been quiet about how little they like the homosexual community...but Mateen has nothing to do with that at all. It's not news that a radicalized Muslim hates homosexuals...nor is it surprising that Mateen may have had some mental issues.

People seem to pick out the aspects of this man and what he did in a way that best fits their own agendas/judgements/politics...all while conveniently ignoring the rest.

The reality is that no one aspect of this guy is at fault...but rather all of his issues which came together inside him in a rather twisted way.

 

[Hieronymus]

"Official" has been proven throughout time to be something other than "truth".

 

[Paulos23]

But the investigation is ongoing. Who knows what they will find.

 

[crjmurray]

That's weird.

 

[bhsmte]

I thought some people were interviewed that claimed to have same sex relationships with this guy? I guess the investigators, think these folks are lying?

 

[crjmurray]

I thought some people were interviewed that claimed to have same sex relationships with this guy? I guess the investigators, think these folks are lying?

Mistaken I guess. Same sort of crazies that think their best friend is the Zodiac killer. OR there is evidence that he was gay and the FBI is lying. But that makes little sense.

 

[TerranceL]

Is this the same FBI who said this guy wasn't a threat the last time they investigated him?

 

[joshua 1 9]

I thought some people were interviewed that claimed to have same sex relationships with this guy? I guess the investigators, think these folks are lying?

Guys have sex with guys? Oh the horror, the shock!!!

 

[JustOneWay]

I thought some people were interviewed that claimed to have same sex relationships with this guy? I guess the investigators, think these folks are lying?

They are gay, and it is obvious that they are liberals defending their beloved religion.

Those claiming to have had sex with the murderer were lying.