Omar Mateen scouted Disney complex, Pulse, official says

June 15, 2016 04:15

Investigators believe the Orlando nightclub gunman made surveillance trips to the club and a Disney shopping complex earlier this month -- the same week Disney and other sites were hosting Gay Days 2016.

Omar Mir Seddique Mateen's visits to the Pulse gay nightclub and Disney Springs happened between June 1 and June 6, a law enforcement official said Tuesday. Gay Days 2016 celebrations took place at Walt Disney World and other Orlando locations between May 31 and June 6.

Disney security officials told the FBI they believe Mateen also visited Disney World on April 26 to conduct surveillance, a law enforcement official told CNN. The FBI is investigating that possibility.

Mateen's wife, Noor Salman, was with him on the Disney World visit. Authorities are investigating whether she knew about her husband's intent, the official said. Salman has spoken to investigators.

More than a month after that Disney World trip, Mateen visited Pulse and Disney Springs -- an entertainment and shopping complex -- apparently to scout out the locations, the official said. Authorities believe he was conducting surveillance, based on information learned in interviews.

The early June visits took place during the same period Mateen was purchasing the weapons used in the devastating attack.

Hours before the carnage, Mateen made one last trip to Disney Springs, law enforcement officials said. That time, Mateen was alone.

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