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The FBI on Monday will release partial transcripts of three conversations that took place between mass murderer Omar Mateen and Orlando police negotiators during his bloody rampage that left 49 people dead, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says. USA TODAY
An Orange County Sheriff's Department SWAT member arrives at the scene of a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla.(Photo: Phelan M. Ebenhack, AP)
The FBI has released an excerpt from the timeline of events and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>partial transcripts of the conversations that took place between Omar Mateen and Orlando police negotiators from inside Pulse nightclub during the mass shooting that left 49 people dead and dozens more wounded.
When officials released the transcripts Monday, they noted they declined to name Mateen. Below, he is referred to as "OM." They also redacted names of the groups Mateen pledged allegiance to.
USA TODAY
Newly released transcripts show Mateen identified as 'Islamic soldier'
[h=2]The following timeline and transcript released by the FBI is based on Orlando Police Department (OPD) radio communication:[/h]Orlando Police Dispatcher (OD)
Shooter (OM)
2:48 a.m.:<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span> First crisis negotiation call occurred lasting approximately nine minutes.
3:03 a.m.:<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span> Second crisis negotiation call occurred lasting approximately 16 minutes.
3:24 a.m.:<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span> Third crisis negotiation call occurred lasting approximately three minutes.
In these calls, the shooter, who identified himself as an Islamic soldier, told the crisis negotiator that he was the person who pledged his allegiance to [omitted], and told the negotiator to tell America to stop bombing Syria and Iraq and that is why he was “out here right now.” When the crisis negotiator asked the shooter what he had done, the shooter stated, “No, you already know what I did.” The shooter continued, stating, “There is some vehicle outside that has some bombs, just to let you know. You people are gonna get it, and I’m gonna ignite it if they try to do anything stupid.” Later in the call with the crisis negotiator, the shooter stated that he had a vest, and further described it as the kind they “used in France.” The shooter later stated, “In the next few days, you’re going to see more of this type of action going on.” The shooter hung up and multiple attempts to get in touch with him were unsuccessful.
4:21 a.m.:<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span> OPD pulled an air conditioning unit out of a Pulse dressing room window for victims to evacuate.
(While the FBI will not be releasing transcripts of OPD communication with victims, significant information obtained from those victims allowed OPD<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to gain knowledge of the situation inside Pulse.)
4:29 a.m.:<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span> As victims were being rescued, they told OPD the shooter said he was going to<span style="color: Red;">*</span>put four vests with bombs on victims within 15 minutes.
(An immediate search of the shooter’s vehicle on scene and inside Pulse ultimately revealed no vest or improvised explosive device.)
5:02 a.m.:<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span> OPD SWAT and OCSO Hazardous Device Team began to breach wall with explosive charge and armored vehicle to make entry.
5:14 a.m.:<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span> OPD radio communication stated that shots were fired.
5:15 a.m.:<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span> OPD radio communication stated that OPD engaged the suspect<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and the suspect wasreported down.
- Based on OPD radio communications, there were no reports of shots being fired inside Pulse between the initial exchange of gunfire between responding officers and shooter, and the time of the final breach. During this time, the shooter communicated with an OPD 911 operator and an OPD crisis negotiator, and OPD radio communications reported that victims were being rescued.
The FBI urges the public to provide information about the shooter and any contact they may have had with him. Since the release of the FBI’s Seeking Information poster, the FBI has received thousands of tips. The FBI will investigate every tip.
To provide a tip, please call1-800-CALL-FBI or visit tips.fbi.gov.
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