Transcripts of Orlando Shooter’s Calls to Police Will be Released, Says Attorney General

Transcripts of Orlando Shooter’s Calls to Police Will be Released, Says Attorney General
In this Sunday, June 12, 2016 file photo, an aerial view of the mass shooting scene at the Pulse nightclub is seen in Orlando, Fla. A gunman opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. With news that Omar Mateen killed dozens of people in the gay nightclub in Florida and was born to Afghan immigrant parents, the Afghan-American community is expressing horror, sorrow and disbelief that one of their own could commit the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File
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Mateen and his wife, Noor Salman, reportedly exchanged text messages during the attack, NBC News reported. According a source, Salman texted Mateen and asked him, “Where are you?” Mateen then told her: “Do you see what’s happening?” Salman responded, “No?” the source added. He then told her, “I love you, babe.” Mateen also made Facebook posts. “America and Russia stop bombing the Islamic state,” the gunman wrote, according to CNN.

While in Orlando, Lynch will meet with first responders, local law enforcement, and victims to offer support.

“We do want to be as transparent as possible in this investigation so people can see not only what he was thinking, what he was doing, but also the kind of information that we’re looking at. As more facts come to light, the FBI is sorting through conflicting information,” the attorney general told CBS' “Face the Nation.”

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Jack Phillips
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