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New photo from Pulse shooting shows exit blocked by refrigerator, which may have cost lives

Survivors and family want accountability for what they have said were code violations that may have led to more deaths in the 2016 gay nightclub shooting.

Omar Mateen Widow Continues Claim of Ignorance, Pleads Not Guilty

Noor Salman is accused of aiding her husband, who murdered 49 people and injured 53 at a gay nightclub in Orlando.

Omar Mateen's Widow Tells of Abuse, Says He Wasn't Gay

Noor Salman, Mateen's second wife, also says she had no idea he was planning a mass shooting.

FBI Director Reveals What We Know About Killer Omar Mateen

James Comey told reporters the killer had been investigated twice since 2013, but there was insufficient evidence to charge the 29-year-old security guard with a crime.

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Pulse: Hate Crime or Terrorist Attack?

A year later, activists, politicians, and scholars debate Omar Mateen's motives.

Father of Orlando Mass Murderer Apologizes, Clarifies

Seddique Mir Mateen spoke to reporters about his son, Omar Mateen, and he clarified his remarks following the massacre at Pulse early Sunday.

Man Claims He Had an Intimate Relationship With Orlando Shooter

The man told Univision that Omar Mateen's motive was not "terrorism" but rather a revenge attack on Puerto Ricans. 

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FBI: Omar Mateen Claimed to Be an 'Islamic Soldier'

Investigators released a timeline of what happened that night in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.

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Autopsy Report Reveals Omar Mateen Was Shot Eight Times

Police shot off nearly 150 bullets at Mateen, an autopsy report reveals.

FBI Wants You to Know Omar Mateen Wasn't HIV-Positive

Investigators are trying to discredit a gay man who says Omar Mateen was closeted.

Two Years After Pulse, the Trial of Omar Mateen's Widow Begins

Noor Salman faces charges of providing material support to a terrorist.

A Visit to the Town Where a Mass Murderer Lived

Fort Pierce, Fla., might forever be remembered for an infamous resident, Omar Mateen.

Pulse Survivors Offer Terrifying Testimony on Their Fight for Survival

As the trial begins for the widow of shooter Omar Mateen, survivors of the massacre share their horror stories with the jury.

Trump, Who Has Never Visited Pulse, Again Exploits the Massacre

The president-elect used the tragedy to warn of the threat of foreign-born terrorists. Omar Mateen was a homegrown menace.

Trump Using Omar Mateen's Father Against Hillary

The Clinton campaign is forced to disavow the support of Seddique Mateen, who appeared at a rally of hers this week.

Father of Orlando Shooter Omar Mateen Apologizes

Mir Seddique, an immigrant from Afghanistan, told a reporter from NBC News "we are in shock like the whole country." 

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Did Omar Mateen Know Pulse Was a Gay Club? Should It Matter?

In the case against Noor Salman -- accused of aiding her husband in the 2016 mass shooting -- lawyers are fixated on the shooter's intent.

Prosecutors Won't Argue Gay People Targeted by Omar Mateen

The trial of Mateen's widow -- accused of aiding a terrorist -- will only delve into her role, if any, in the mass shooting, not the impetus of it.

Defying Evidence, Pulse Shooter Widow Claims Mateen Didn't Target Gays

The lawyers for Noor Salman, facing charges of aiding a terrorist, want prosecutors to stop suggesting a motive for the 2016 Orlando massacre.

Officials: Shooter Had Twice Been Investigated for Terrorist Sympathies

Omar Mateen had a history with the FBI, officials confirmed.

There Were Straight Victims in Orlando Too

Friends and allies of LGBT folks were also in Omar Mateen's line of fire.