Orlando shooter Omar Mateen repeatedly declared allegiance to the Islamic State or referred to himself as a soldier of Islam, when negotiating with the Orlando Police Department June 12.
Immediately after identifying himself as “Mateen” and confessing to shooting up Pulse nightclub, he repeatedly pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Bagdadi and ISIS as a whole. When an Orlando PD hostage negotiator again asked him to state his name Mateen replied, “You’re speaking to the person who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.” – READ MORE