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FBI Releases Information About Orlando Shooter’s 911 Calls

FBI agents investigate near the damaged rear wall of the Pulse Nightclub where Omar Mateen allegedly killed at least 50 people on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
FBI agents investigate near the damaged rear wall of the Pulse Nightclub where Omar Mateen allegedly killed at least 50 people on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The FBI held a press conference this morning to discuss calls Omar Mateen made to 911 before the shooting at the Pulse nightclub.

NPR national reporter John Burnett joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss these calls and new details that have emerged in the F.B.I.’s investigation of the case.

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John Burnett, NPR Southwest Correspondent. He tweets @radiobigtex

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