FBI Releases 'Chilling' Transcript of Mateen 911 Call

Orlando gunman Omar Mateen initially spoke in Arabic and declared himself to be an "Islamic soldier" during phone calls with emergency authorities as he killed 49 people in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, according to the FBI. "I'm in Orlando and I did the shootings," the shooter told a 911 operator during his initial phone call from the Pulse nightclub in the early morning hours of June 12, according to transcripts released Monday. The release offered...

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