Seddique Mateen told the Guardian that his son “never showed any signs of mental illness or links to extremist groups”. The perpetrator of the Orlando massacre first came under law enforcement scrutiny for falsely claiming to be associated with the brothers who mounted the 2013 Boston Marathon terrorist attack, the Guardian has learned. The FBI investigation remains in its early stages, but his motive is the principal unsolved question. Related: Hillary Clinton calls for renewed assault weapons ban: they're a 'weapon of war'The FBI confirmed Mateen’s false claim, but would not comment on the invented Tsarnaev connection. A co-worker with G4S told USA Today that Mateen was mentally unstable and prone to racist and homophobic outbursts.

Source: The Guardian June 13, 2016 14:28 UTC