June 13, 2016 10:51 am

‘I Would Have Arrested Him Myself': Orlando Shooter's Father

The father of the man authorities say opened fire at a gay Florida nightclub in a massacre that left 49 victims dead says the attack goes against everything he taught his son. Speaking to reporters Monday morning, Seddique Mir Mateen — the father of gunman Omar Mateen — said the family is shocked by what happened and that if he’d known what his son was planning, he would have arrested him himself.

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