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UPDATE as of 3 p.m. ET: Omar Mateen had pledged allegiance to ISIS, the terrorist group. ISIS’s official news agency also released a statement about the shooting.
Meanwhile, officials say that 53 people have been confirmed dead in the Orlando nightclub attack.
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Police have identified the man who killed at least 50 people and wounded another 50 at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday morning. The incident has been described now as a “domestic terror incident” by authorities.
Omar Mateen, 29, was identified by officials, including U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, as the alleged gunman. He was born in New York, but his parents are originally from Afghanistan, ABC News reported.
The Daily Beast and TMZ published social media photos of Mateen.
