[IsraelTimes] School records show young Omar Mateen often spoke of violence and was repeatedly suspended in later years for hurting classmates
| Acting out the culture of his Afghan heritage? |
| He received a five-day suspension on Sept. 13, 2001, two days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Classmates have said it was because he celebrated the attacks. |
As early as third grade, the Florida nightclub shooter talked frequently about sex and violence and before finishing high school was suspended for a total of 48 days, including for fighting and hurting classmates, school records showed.
In the years since, other people reported having disturbing run-ins with Omar Mateen, including a bartender who said he stalked her nearly a decade ago and sent so many uncomfortable Facebook messages that she blocked him on the social network. |