Mateen’s father, Mir Seddique, told NBC News that the family was not aware he was planning an attack. ALSOObama's full remarks on Orlando nightclub shootingPride attendees march and mourn after nightclub shootingsMan with weapons arrested in Santa Monica told police he was in town for L.A. And he saw two men kissing each other in front of his wife and kid and he got very angry," Seddique told NBC News. Omar Mateen was shot to death by police as they attempted to rescue survivors from Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Sunday morning. Mateen ex-wife’s told the Washington Post that the gunman was a violent man who beat her during their brief marriage.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 12, 2016 20:40 UTC