But anecdotes related to journalists this week raise the possibility that the killer who slaughtered 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Omar Mateen, was attracted to men himself. Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, used gay dating apps, according to men who spoke to MSNBC and the Los Angeles Times. Learn more about the victimsPolice block the entrance to the apartment building where shooting suspect Omar Mateen is believed to have lived. ( Joe Raedle )Article Continued BelowOne gay couple told The Canadian Press that Mateen, 29, had visited the Pulse Orlando nightclub on numerous occasions for up to three years. With files from Paul Wells More on thestar.com: ‘I’m next, I’m dead,’ Orlando nightclub shooting survivor relives terror as gunman fired at him Omar Mateen’s homophobic hate is all around us: DiManno MAP: Orlando slaughter was 139th mass shooting in U.S. this year Obama to visit Orlando in wake of nightclub shooting, blasts Trump for anti-Muslim rhetoricRead more about:

Source: thestar June 15, 2016 00:00 UTC