Gilroy, a former Fort Pierce police officer, said he worked with Mateen for about one year, finally quitting in March 2015 because the environment had become toxic.
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It remained unclear exactly why Mateen targeted the club.
People close to the gunman behind the attack on a gay nightclub in Florida that left 50 dead, paint a picture of a violent and prejudiced young man. He also sent him 10 to 15 voice messages per day.
Tarin said Seddique Mir Mateen had a television show on which they discussed issues facing Afghanistan.
Mateen lived in a condo in Fort Pierce, Florida, with his second wife, a woman named Noor Salman, according to documents CNN obtained.
Imam Syed Shafeeq Rahman of the city’s Islamic Center said he knew Mateen and his family since the shooter was a boy and never saw any signs of violence in him. “It was totally unexpected”, Rahman said.
Gilroy said Mateen had a temper and often made homophobic, sexist and racist remarks. Gilroy said he reported Mateen’s behavior to his bosses. And Mateen’s father, Seddique Mateen, is giving people a lot to work with.
“He would go straight to that corner, and he would be praying and his son would be playing around him”, Rahman said. “If you said good morning, he’d just walk right by you, like he had a chip on his shoulder”, Kime told Reuters.
The imam of the Florida mosque that Mateen attended for almost 10 years described him as a soft-spoken man who would visit regularly but rarely interact with the congregation.
But relatives interviewed by United States media said Mateen, who worked as a security officer and had a wife and young son, was not especially religious.
Previous FBI investigations of his son, he said, hadn’t concerned him too much.
The company’s statement did not elaborate on whether Mateen had been the subject of internal investigations and whether the company had been aware of the allegations against him by coworkers.
According to one official, analysis of Mateen’s electronic devices showed searches for jihadist propaganda, including videos of ISIS beheading. Court documents don’t say why he changed his name.
Mateen’s ex-wife has accused him of beating her and being mentally ill, and the 29-year-old New York-born son of Afghan immigrants had bounced around a bit, holding only mediocre jobs before his rampage.
Florida Department of Corrections spokesman Alberto Moscoso said Mateen had worked at the Martin Correctional Institution in Indiantown, Florida, from October 27, 2006, to April 27, 2007. He held a Florida security officer license and a state firearms license, according to TMZ.
On Monday, the father, Seddique Mateen, called the tragedy an act of terrorism which was against his principles. Although records show the couple didn’t divorce for two years after the marriage, Yusiufiy said she was actually only with Mateen for four months because he was abusive.
“(My family) had to pull me out of his arms and find an emergency flight.
They were together for only a few months and her parents intervened when they learned Mateen had assaulted her. They were married April 16, 2009.
Although Daesh claimed responsibility for the shooting, it did not mean it directed the attack: there was nothing in the claim indicating the group had coordinated with Mateen. During the attack, he called 911 to profess allegiance to the Islamic State group.
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In speaking with reporters, FBI Director James Comey said Mateen had “strong indications of radicalization”. In 2014, Mr Hopper said, Mateen was investigated and interviewed again, this time for suspected connections to Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, an American citizen who became a suicide bomber in Syria in 2014. The FBI investigated, including conducting three interviews with Mateen, before determining he was not a threat in both cases.
