Loretta Lynch is visiting in the wake of the June 12 shooting at the Pulse nightclub in what is being called the worst mass shooting in American history. Mateen was killed by police.
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A 29-year-old security guard from Fort Pierce, Omar Mateen, opened fire shortly after 2 a.m. with an assault rifle and a 9-mm handgun.
Left to Right, Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer talks with US Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, as she visits the Pulse nightclub victim memorial in Orlando City Hall, on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The party was Latin-themed, because it was “Latin night” at Pulse the night of the shootings.
She provided little new information about the investigation but indicated investigators are working to track each bullet that was sacked either by Mateen or a law enforcement officer.
“This is important because it reunites some of our staff and our Latin community”.
“Our common humanity transcends our differences, and our most effective response to terror is compassion, it’s unity and it’s love”, she said.
“There is strong public interest in fully evaluating how first responders and police reacted during the most critical phases of this incredible tragedy”, the media organizations contend. “To be sure, the news media do not approach this petition with any preconceived notion that the city somehow acted inappropriately”.
The certificate doesn’t say when Mateen was buried.
The statement emphasizes the city’s position that the 911 calls can’t be released without guidance from the court. Earlier this week, the U.S. Justice Department touched off a firestorm of controversy when it botched the release of a transcript of calls between the shooter and authorities as the incident unfolded.
Eleven days after the Orlando massacre, the public still does not have full access to transcripts of the 911 calls made by the shooter and his victims. The FBI has asked the city not to release any records, because the federal investigation is ongoing.
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“The unreleased portions of the Pulse Shooting Recordings are believed to depict “the killing of persons” as defined by Florida Law, and may include the sound of gunfire, victims voices and the suffering perpetrated on the Pulse Shooting victims”, the city argues.
