Orlando gunman searched for Facebook reaction during Pulse nightclub attack
by David Smith in Orlando and Spencer Ackerman in New from Technology | The Guardian on (#1HDQ9)
Omar Mateen warned of the rampage on Facebook accounts thought to be associated with him, and searched for 'Pulse' and 'shooting' while still at the club
The Orlando gunman used Facebook during his deadly rampage, apparently seeking to gauge reaction in real time while also vowing more attacks, it emerged on Thursday, as Barack Obama flew in to the city to console families of the victims.
Omar Mateen went online and searched for the terms "Pulse Orlando" and "shooting", according to a letter released by a Senate committee, even as his victims lay dead or dying in the gay nightclub.
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