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FILE - This undated file image shows Omar Mateen, who authorities say killed dozens of people inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, June 12, 2016. The gunman opened fire inside the crowded gay nightclub before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. With news that Mateen killed dozens of people in a gay nightclub in Florida and was born to Afghan immigrant parents, the Afghan-American community is expressing horror, sorrow and disbelief that one of their own could commit the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. (MySpace via AP, File)

New York Times still trying to find motive for Orlando massacre

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Ed Henson, dealer who sold Orlando massacre guns: ‘I’m not going to be made into a villain’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Omar Mateen appears to have been preparing for the Pulse nightclub attack since at least June 4, when he purchased one of the firearms used in the assault. (MySpace via Associated Press)

Omar Mateen was gay, a regular at Pulse; Orlando shooter’s wife under investigation

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FBI agents return to the scene of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, June 14, 2016. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP) **FILE**

FBI under the gun after Orlando massacre

By Donald Lambro

Law enforcement personnel gather at a Fort Pierce, Fla. residence related to the Orlando shooter, Omar Mateen, Sunday, June 12, 2016. Mateen is named as the gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun who opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the worst mass shooting in American history. (/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Noor Salman, wife of Orlando gunman, under investigation: Report

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

This undated file image shows Omar Mateen, who authorities say killed dozens of people inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, June 12, 2016. (MySpace via AP, File)

Omar Mateen, Orlando shooter, had ‘gay tendencies,’ his ex-wife says

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Florida. Rep. Alan Grayson told a reporter on June 12, 2016, that AR-15s can fire 700 rounds of ammunition per minute. (CNN screenshot)

Alan Grayson claims AR-15 rifles can fire ‘700 rounds in a minute’ after Orlando terror attack

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FBI Director James Comey said a 10-month preliminary investigation was triggered when Omar Mateen told co-workers at a private security firm that he had family connections to al Qaeda and had mutual acquaintances with Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombers. (Associated Press)

James Comey defends FBI’s handling of Omar Mateen investigation

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

The latest instance of the second-generation terrorist syndrome played out in Orlando over the weekend, where Omar Mateen, son of immigrants from Afghanistan, went on a jihad-inspired rampage, shooting down 49 people and wounding 53 others in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. (MySpace via Associated Press)

Islamic State seeks credit amid Omar Mateen’s confusing claims

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This undated image provided by the Orlando Police Department shows Omar Mateen, the shooting suspect at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. The gunman opened fire inside the crowded gay nightclub early Sunday before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. (Orlando Police Department via AP)

Omar Mateen, Orlando shooter, had ‘strong indications of radicalization’: FBI

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FBI Director James Comey speaks during a news conference Tuesday afternoon June 7, 2016, in Minneapolis, Minn., while in town as part of a two-day regional visit. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES LOCAL TELEVISION OUT

Comey: Orlando gunman had strong indications of radicalization

Associated Press

This undated image shows Omar Mateen, who authorities say killed dozens of people inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, June 12, 2016. The gunman opened fire inside the crowded gay nightclub before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. (MySpace via AP)

Security firm that hired Orlando shooter faces blow to image

By LEONORA BECK - Associated Press

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, center right, and Orlando Police Chief John Mina, center left, arrive to a news conference after a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Orlando mayor says 50 killed, 53 hurt in massacre at gay nightclub

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Omar Mateen opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub Sunday, police said. (Associated Press)

Omar Mateen on FBI radar as known ISIS sympathizer

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

This undated image provided by the Orlando Police Department shows Omar Mateen, the shooting suspect at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. The gunman opened fire inside the crowded gay nightclub early Sunday before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. (Orlando Police Department via AP)

Police: Orlando gunman pledged allegiance to ISIS, cited Boston Marathon bombers

By Valerie Richardson and Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Police officers stand guard down the street from the scene of a shooting involving multiple fatalities at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Omar Mateen identified as Pulse nightclub gunman

By Staff