Orlando Shooter Apparently Spared Lives After Asking a Question, Witness Said

Orlando Shooter Apparently Spared Lives After Asking a Question, Witness Said
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Jack Phillips
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Omar Mateen, the Orlando nightclub shooter responsible for the worst mass shooting in American history, apparently asked questions during the ordeal.

A man who spoke with Good Morning America offered some insight about the club shooting on Saturday night that left 49 people and the shooter dead. According to the witness, Mateen, a 29-year-old man from Florida, asked his hostages not to call or send text messages. When some didn’t listen to him, the man added, Mateen asked for everyone’s phone.

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