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## Video: Recording Of Pulse Nightclub Shooter Omar Mateen's 911 Calls

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_Published 2016-10-31. Officials released audio recordings Monday of the exchanges between shooter Omar Mateen and Orlando police on the night of the Pulse nightclub shooting._


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### 911 Calls from Inside Pulse Nightclub

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## Transcript

[ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ SOUND ] Detective, he picks up- [ CROSSTALK ] Hello? Hello, Omar. This is Andy from Orlando police. Mm- hm. Tell me what's going on right now, Omar. The airstrike That killed Abu Waheeb a few weeks ago, that's what triggered it, okay? Okay. Okay, they shouldn't of bombed and killed Abu Waheeb, okay? I understand. Then figure, do your **** homework, and figure out who Abu Waheeb is, okay? I understand that. What I wanted to find out is are you injured [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Omar. [ INAUDIBLE ] Well, I understand that, but if you're injured I wanna get you some help. I know. Okay, do you have somebody with you?

None of your business. Okay, tell me what you want me to pass along, cuz I can't sit here and do research. [ INAUDIBLE ] I wanna pass along Tell them to stop bombing in Syria. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Yes, the air strikes need to be stopped. And stop collaborating with Russia, okay? Okay, I can pass that along. And let it be known, let it be known, in the next few days, you're gonna see more of this type of action going on, okay? Okay. I understand that. I can pass that along. Where is that gonna happen? Ain't none of your business. Just let it be known it's gonna be done in the name of Islamic State. Even though it's not **** airstrikes, it's **** strikes here, okay?

I understand that. I understand that. So tell me what happened tonight? How did this go down for you? [ INAUDIBLE ]. A lot of innocent women and children are getting killed in Syria, in Iraq, in Afghanistan okay? I understand that. You're upset about the bombing, in Syria and Afghanistan. And you want the bombing and the killing to stop. I understand your concern. I share that concern I want to pass your message along. Tell me what else you'd like me to pass along please. Stop tell him to stop. I will do that, I will do that. So can you tell me How we can peacefully resolve this tonight. I'd like to see you come out, I'd like to [ UNKNOWN ] some more.

How the **** that they're expecting me to stop. I'm doing that, I'm passing that message along. Immediately. You see? Now you feel how it is. Now you feel how it is. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] I understand your concern, Omar. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Do you have somebody that you brought with you that we need to check on, make sure they're not injured? No, none of the, no, no, no, no, no. No Mr. Hot Shot negotiator. Don't play no **** with me. Well, I'm trying to help you. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] You don't want people to get injured. I presume that means if you brought somebody with you you don't want them hurt. Is that correct?

None of your business, homeboy.

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