Orlando shooter worked as a security guard, had links to jihadist ideology

June 12, 2016 20:33

Omar Mir Seddique Mateen has been named as the gunman who killed 50 people and wounded 53 others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, CBS News reports.

He was later killed by police after taking hostages at the LGBT club.

Mateen, 29, is a US citizen of Afghani descent from Port St. Lucie, Florida, according to CBS News. He has ties to radical Islamic ideology, CBS reports. His name was confirmed by U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson at a press conference.

Port St. Lucie is about 125 miles away from Orlando.

Police have not yet said why Mateen attacked the Pulse club. His father told MSNBC that the shooting was not about his sons 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.

Mateen has no known criminal history, according to CBS News.

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