killing of Abu Waheeb in Iraq the previous month 'triggered' the shooting. In a 9-1-1 call made shortly after the shooting began, Mateen swore allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and said the U.S. Orlando Police officers shot and killed him after a three-hour standoff. On June 12, 2016, Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old man, killed 49 people and wounded 53 more in a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States. Perpetrator's wife charged with aiding and abetting the commission of a terrorist act and obstruction of justice Perpetrator's wife found not guilty on both charges
