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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 07:59 PM Jun 2016

Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen was spurned by boyfriends, ‘did it for revenge,’ [View all]

alleged ex-lover claims

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pulse-shooter-omar-mateen-revenge-alleged-ex-lover-article-1.2682856

The gunman who slaughtered 49 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando was a confused, gay man who drank heavily, a man who claims he was his lover for two months told Univision.

Omar Mateen, the deranged Muslim shooter behind the massacre, held a grudge against Latino men he met at the popular gay club because he felt used by them, the man told the network. “I’ve cried like you have no idea. But the thing that makes me want to tell the truth is that he didn’t do it for terrorism,” the man told Univision Noticias anchor Maria Elena Salinas in an exclusive interview on Tuesday. “In my opinion he did it for revenge.”

Mateen even had a tryst with two men, one of whom later revealed he was HIV positive, the man said.

Univision was unable to independently verify the man’s account, but the FBI confirmed to the network that it had met with him.


Well, that would explain why he targeted Latin Night.
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He was married... scscholar Jun 2016 #1
There have been many people who were gay spooky3 Jun 2016 #6
So? librarylu Jun 2016 #7
try this: he has conservative parents, they can't deal with his true sexuality GreatGazoo Jun 2016 #8
That doesn't make any sense scscholar Jun 2016 #30
you think being married is proof of heterosexuality? m-lekktor Jun 2016 #12
Yes. He would be the first married man in history to be interested in other men. ohnoyoudidnt Jun 2016 #13
Are you kidding?! Check your clock, is this 2016 or 1951? JackRiddler Jun 2016 #14
lol tymorial Jun 2016 #27
Is there a link to this story that is not a tabloid? Thanks. uppityperson Jun 2016 #2
Well, all of the reports are going to reference the Univision interview . . . MousePlayingDaffodil Jun 2016 #4
The Daily News is semi-respectable. KamaAina Jun 2016 #17
Nice John Edwards love child report-type response BeyondGeography Jun 2016 #29
If no better link - I'll ignore. 840high Jun 2016 #3
People will resist this loyalsister Jun 2016 #5
I'd rather have it be something personal,with a reason that is more easily understandable than uppityperson Jun 2016 #9
"Handleable?" ReRe Jun 2016 #26
Some people will resist this because it promotes a homophobic meme based upon an anonymous source LostOne4Ever Jun 2016 #10
I don't see it as homophobic loyalsister Jun 2016 #11
You don't see blaming gay people for being the source of their own persecution as being homophobic? LostOne4Ever Jun 2016 #15
I saw the "self loathing" assumption as homophobic loyalsister Jun 2016 #19
There is a difference between a domestic dispute and shooting 50 un-involved people at a gay club nt LostOne4Ever Jun 2016 #20
I agree loyalsister Jun 2016 #23
I wish I could rec a post Lordquinton Jun 2016 #21
+100 mr blur Jun 2016 #25
Exactly, thank you. uppityperson Jun 2016 #18
My observation is that most mass shootings have been rooted in sexual frustration Generic Brad Jun 2016 #16
At this point romanic Jun 2016 #22
Anything to ignore Islam... MellowDem Jun 2016 #24
He was a... ReRe Jun 2016 #28
FBI investigators say they have found no evidence that Orlando shooter had gay lovers uppityperson Jun 2016 #31
And now it is my turn to thank you for finding this~!!! nt LostOne4Ever Jun 2016 #32
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