Semi-Automatic Rifle and Armoured Vehicle

Omar Mateen: Wielding an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and a handgun, Mateen, a 29-year-old American-born Muslim, opened fire at the crowded Pulse Orlando club early Sunday, according to Toronto Star. He was killed in a gun battle with a SWAT team after police used explosives and a small armoured vehicle to punch a hole in a wall and allow dozens of clubgoers to escape, police said. The last of the bodies were removed from the nightclub late Sunday, and vigils and makeshift memorials to the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history began to take shape as counterterrorism authorities delved into gunman Omar Mateen background and defended their handling of their previous contacts with him. The tragedy shocked the nation and cast a pall over Orlando, known all around the globe as the home of Walt Disney World and other theme parks. Article Continued Below FBI Director James Comey said that Mateen had strong indications of radicalization and was probably inspired by foreign terrorist organizations. We will not be defined by the act of a cowardly hater, Mayor Buddy Dyer vowed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.