While Mateen’s family said that he had shown anger towards two gay men kissing the week before the attack, evidence discovered in the years after the attack shows that this may have been a planned act of terrorism and may have had a different target-a Disney complex-before Mateen got spooked by police.
At about 5 AM, the police stormed through their exploded hole, then shot and killed Mateen.Īt the time of the shooting, it was unclear if this was an act of terrorism or a hate crime.
At the same time, officers secured the building and prepared to enter the bathroom using explosives on the outside wall of the building.
