Pulse gunman pledged allegiance to ISIS, said US should stop bombings

49 slain inside Orlando nightclub June 12

ORLANDO, Fla. – The city of Orlando on Friday released the transcripts of what Pulse gunman Omar Mateen said to 911 dispatchers and negotiators, revealing more about the possible motive behind the mass shooting.


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Mateen opened fire at Pulse on June 12, killing 49 people and injuring 53 others.

In the 911 calls, Mateen said, "...I want to let you know I'm in Orlando and I did the shooting."

When the dispatcher asks Mateen his name, he says "My name is I pledge of allegiance to (unidentifiable name) of the Islamic State."

The dispatcher then asks for Mateen's name again, and he responds, "I pledge my allegiance to (unidentifiable name) on behalf of the Islamic State."

In one of the transcripts, Mateen tells negotiators, "... You have to tell America to stop bombing Syria and Iraq. They are killing a lot of innocent people. What am I to do here when my people are getting killed over there. You get what I'm saying?"

The negotiator replies, "I do. I completely get what you're saying. What I'm trying to do is prevent anybody else from getting ... "

Mateen then says, "You need to stop the U.S. airstrikes. They need to stop the U.S. air strikes, OK?

The negotiator then replies, "I understand.​"

When the negotiator switches the topic back to Orlando and asks what was going on that night, Mateen responded again about the bombings.

"What's going on is that I feel the pain of people getting killed in Syria and Iraq and all over the Muslim," Mateen said in the transcripts.

News 6 is in the process of going through the transcripts and will have a full report at 4 p.m.

Check back for more on this developing story.


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