Mateen requested a heavy-duty type of body armor that is... JENSEN BEACH, Fla.—About five weeks before committing the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history at an Orlando nightclub, Omar Mateen visited a gun shop in this Florida city near his home and attempted to purchase body armor and bulk ammunition, the shop’s co-owner said Wednesday.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 15, 2016 21:09 UTC