Father of Orlando Gay Nightclub Shooter Omar Mateen Says Son Was ‘Very Angry’ After Seeing 2 Men Kissing; ‘This Had Nothing to Do With Religion’; Deadliest Mass Shooting in U.S. History

MSNBC spoke with the father of the gunman who opened fire inside an Orlando gay nightclub, killing 50 and wounding at least 53 early Sunday.

Omar Mateen’s father apologized for his son’s actions. He said Mateen, 29, was “very angry” after seeing 2 men kissing in downtown Miami months ago.

Kevin Loibl Identified as Singer Christina Grimmie’s Killer

The man who shot and killed The Voice star Christina Grimmie has been identified by police as 27-year-old Kevin Loibl. The shooting occurred at the Plaza Live venue in Orlando at an autograph signing event following Grimmie’s show with the band Before You Exit. There were about 120 people in the theater when the incident took place.

Loibl, who was armed with two guns and a hunting knife, opened fire on the 22-year-old singer before being tackled by Grimmie’s brother Mark. During the struggle, the gunman turned the weapon on himself, committing suicide. There was no known connection between the killer and Grimmie.

This note was found on the shooter’s door on Saturday…

Man who shot and killed Christina Grimmie @TheRealGrimmie is
Kevin James Loibl DOB 03/10/1989 pic.twitter.com/2D7ZIDhXCa

— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) June 11, 2016

picture of Orlando gunman who killed 50 people after storming inside gay nightclub

Omar Mateen

This is the first picture of a gunman who killed 50 people after storming into a gay nightclub in Florida.

Omar Mateen stormed into the Pulse Club in Orlando, Florida, at about 2am local time today.

He then began shooting at the crowd, killing about 50 people and injuring 53.

Mateen was 29 and was a US citizen who lived in Port St. Lucie.

It is believed he was not on a terrorism watchlist. Police have been investigating possible links to Islamist extremism.

However, it is thought he was being investigated over an unrelated crime.

It has emerged that Twitter accounts linked to ISIS have been celebrating the attack.

Single mum murdered in her bed for an iPhone as her eight-year-old daughter slept next door

Melissa had just moved into a new home with her daughter Hannah

The luxury apartment in a leafy area of Raleigh, North Carolina, was supposed to be a fresh start for Melissa Huggins-Jones and her young daughter Hannah. Melissa, 30, was newly divorced and adjusting to life as a single mum.

She’d chosen the flat as a sanctuary to start again and was comforted knowing it was in a good part of town. But after just two weeks of living there, eight-year-old Hannah ran out onto the street barefoot and crying out, "My mum’s hurt." A concerned construction worker came to her aid, but when he walked into the flat, he was confronted with a truly savage scene.

Little Hannah had woken up to discover her mum had been stabbed and beaten to death in her bed. Just how had Melissa’s new beginning triggered her brutal end?

Covered in blood

Church-going Melissa had moved from Tennessee with Hannah in 2013 after her recent divorce.

Approximately 20 people are dead in 'domestic terror incident' at Orlando nightclub, police say

A shooting rampage at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday created left approximately 20 people dead, including a gunman, Police Chief John Mina said.

Mina said the tragedy began at 2:02 a.m. when a police officer engaged in a gun battle with a suspect outside Pulse, a gay club just south of downtown. A hostage situation then took place and a SWAT team was called in, he said. Police received updates from patrons trapped in the club.

"At about 5 a.m., a decision was made to rescue hostages," Mina said. "Exchanged gunfire with the suspect. He is dead."

Mina said 42 people were transferred to local hospitals. He estimated the death toll at 20, and said about 30 people were rescued.

"Tonight our community witnessed a horrific crime... that will have a lasting effect on our community," a solemn Mayor Buddy Dyer said.

Mina said the gunman was armed with an assault rifle and handgun. Officers from multiple agencies and dozens of emergency vehicles responded to the scene. Orange County Fire and Rescue called for gurneys to move victims from the club.

Ex Super Eagles coach, Shuaibu Amodu laid to rest

 

The technical director of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) and Former Super Eagles Chief Coach, Shuaibu Amodu, who died last night after complaining of chest pain, has been laid to rest at his home in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. His family members, Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mohammed Sanusi, Chairman of the Edo Football Association, Frank Ilaboya and others attended his burial.

The late football coach is survived by his wife, 7 children, aged mother and other family members. May his soul rest in peace Amen. More photos after the cut...

Donald Trump's casino business in Atlantic City was a 'protracted failure'

Donald Trump's casinos in Atlantic City were not nearly as successful as the presumptive Republican nominee makes them seem in statements on the campaign trail, according to an investigation by The New York Times.

In an investigative report published on Saturday, the Times found that Trump's casinos were largely financial failures riddled with debt.

One of Trump's Atlantic City casinos, the Trump Plaza Casino and Hotel, is now shuttered, and another one, the Trump Taj Mahal, is under new ownership.

Overall, profits at Trump's Atlantic City casinos "consistently lagged," behind his competitors, according to the Times.