Shooter may have had jihadist leanings; Islamic State connection being investigatedThe Orlando shooter was identified as Omar S. Mateen, a Florida resident who a senior FBI official said might have had leanings towards Islamic State militants. It was the second deadly shooting at an Orlando night spot in as many nights. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida told CNN he understood that the gunman had worked for a security company and so would have undergone some background checks. But right now we can’t say definitively.” The FBI said it was still trying to pin down whether the mass shooting was a hate crime against gays or a terrorist act. He was also carrying an unidentified “device”, Orlando Police Chief John Mina said earlier.

Source: The Hindu June 12, 2016 17:37 UTC