Orlando shooter, Omar Mateen, called 9-1-1 just before opening fire on Pulse nightclub to pledge his allegiance to ISIS leader Abu al-Baghdadi, according to a report from Pete Williams at MSNBC. Williams’ colleague Kelly O’Donnell tweeted about the report.
BREAKING @PeteWilliamsNBC reporting now the suspect phoned a 9-1-1 number in FL and swore allegiance to head of ISIS
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) June 12, 2016
BREAKING @PeteWilliamsNBC is told that the gunman made call right before shooting at club began.
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) June 12, 2016
BREAKING: @PeteWilliamsNBC also reports that gunman came to attention of law enforcement a few years ago based on statements he made
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) June 12, 2016
BREAKING @PeteWilliamsNBC says law enforcement tells him that early concern about gunman -his comments – but no evidence of plot then
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) June 12, 2016
CNN’s Evan Perez has also reported that Mateen called 911 to pledge his allegiance to al-Baghdadi. Audio of the 9-1-1 call has not yet been released.
Dustin Stockton is a political reporter for Breitbart News, a community liaison for Gun Owners of America, and a political strategist. Follow him on Twitter@DustinStockton or Facebook.
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