US nightclub shooter Omar |
Omar Mateen`s life seemed to be on a successful trajectory a decade before he carried out one of the worst cases of mass murder in American history.He earned an associate degree in criminal justice technology in 2006. A year later, he was hired by one of the world`s premier private security companies, G4S. And then, in 2009, he got married and bought a home.Soon, though, signs of troubles emerged. His wife, an immigrant from Uzbekistan, divorced him in 2011, after he abused her.Two years after that, the FBI was called in after reports from Mateen`s co-workers that he, the American-born son of Afghan immigrants, had suggested he may have had terrorist ties. The FBI interviewed him twice, but were unable to verify any terrorist links and closed their investigation.After the terrorist investigations cleared Mateen, he maintained both his Florida security-officer license and his job. He also kept his Florida firearms license, and within the last few days he legally purchased a handgun and a "long gun ". Labeling the attack an act of domestic terrorism, law enforcement officials said Mateen had called 9-11 once the attacks began and swore allegiance over the phone to the Islamic State.
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