The widow of the man who shot dead 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando nearly two years ago was acquitted Friday in US federal court of aiding and abetting her husband, officials said. Noor Salman, 31, faced life in jail on charges of lying to investigators and helping Omar Mateen, who also injured at least 68 when he opened fire at the club on June 12, 2016. (more…)
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US jury acquits Orlando nightclub shooter’s widow
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Pulse gunman’s father revealed as FBI informant, but judge won’t dismiss case
ORLANDO, Fla. – Pulse nightclub gunman Omar Mateen’s father, Seddique Mateen, was an informant for the FBI for more than a decade before the 2016 mass shooting and is facing a criminal investigation in connection with money transfers to Turkey and Afghanistan. … Mateen made at work in 2013 about belonging to terrorist organizations. Defense lawyers for Noor Salman, Omar Mateen’s widow, argued the case against her… (more…)
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Pulse gunman’s widow said ‘I knew’ about husband’s plot, FBI agent testifies
ORLANDO, Fla. — In the hours after the massacre at Pulse nightclub, FBI Special Agent Ricardo Enriquez transcribed a statement from Noor Salman, the widow of shooter Omar Mateen. As he finished, he asked her to add a passage in her own writing, saying he had treated her fairly, he testified Monday. (more…)
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Pulse survivors, first officer at the scene testify in Noor Salman’s trial
ORLANDO, Fla. — Bobby Rodriguez was in the bathroom at Pulse nightclub when Omar Mateen opened fire, she said Wednesday, during the first day of testimony in the trial of Mateen’s widow, Noor Salman. “I panicked, I threw myself into the toilet seat and picked up my feet,” she recalled. (more…)
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Jury selection starts in trial of Pulse nightclub shooter’s widow
Jury selection began Thursday in the trial of the widow of the Orlando Pulse shooter, nearly two years after the slaughter at the gay Florida nightclub that left 49 dead and scores wounded. Gunman Omar Mateen’s widow, 31 year-old Noor Salman, faces charges of aiding her husband and lying to investigators. (more…)
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Wife of Pulse Massacre killer arrested
The wife of the Pulse nightclub shooter, who shot dead 49 people in American’s deadliest gun attack, has been arrested by the FBI.
CREDIT: WalterPro/FLICKR CCThe widow of the Pulse massacre shooter, Noor Salman, has been arrested by FBI agents and is expected to face charged of obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting. She was arrested in her San Francisco home on Monday. The arrest was first reported by The New York Times.
In June 2016, the shooter, entered into the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida and began firing indiscriminately at the patrons. He killed 49 people and injured more than 50 others. It became the worst gun attack on American soil.
During his rampage, the shooter claimed the attack was on behalf of the Islamic State. It is also known that Ms Salman texted her husband during the attack.
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Ms Salman had also given conflicting accounts about her knowledge of her husband’s intentions when questioned by officials. Her attorney, Linda Moreno of Tampa, said Ms Salman had no prior knowledge of the events that would tragically happen in June last year.
“Noor Salman had no foreknowledge nor could she predict what Omar Mateen intended to do that tragic night,“Noor has told her story of abuse at his hands. We believe it is misguided and wrong to prosecute her and that it dishonors the memories of the victims to punish an innocent person.”She is expected to appear in court, in San Francisco on Tuesday.