Officials Reveal Secret About Orlando Nightclub Shooter’s Father

Seddique Mateen (C-red ball cap), whose son shot and killed 49 people and injured 53 others inside the Pulse nightclub in June, sits with supporters at a rally for Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida on August 8, 2016. GREGG NEWTON/AFP/Getty Images

The father of the Orlando nightclub shooter was a secret FBI informant, officials revealed over the weekend.

“Seddique Mateen was a FBI confidential human source at various points in time between January 2005 and June 2016,” lawyers for Noor Salman, the wife of the Pulse nightclub shooter, revealed in a court document that was filed on Sunday.