Shooter who kills 50 in Orlando gay club named as US citizen of Afghan descent

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The suspected shooter who killed approximately 50 people at a crowded Florida nightclub on Sunday was identified by police as Omar Mateen, a US-born citizen to Afghani parents according to local news outlets A senior FBI official said there were suggestions that the gunman might have had leanings toward Islamic State militants but that this required further investigation