This appears to be new information. I only put “may have been” because I’m not entirely sure this has been confirmed.
According to The Orlando Sentinel www.orlandosentinel.com/... witnesses say that the shooter had been a regular visitor to the club, maybe as much as a dozen times. Seems excessive for scouting purposes.
At least four regular customers of Pulse, the nightclub where the massacre took place, said Monday that they believe they had seen Mateen there before.
"Sometimes he would go over in the corner and sit and drink by himself, and other times he would get so drunk he was loud and belligerent," said Ty Smith, who also uses the name Aries.
He saw Mateen at the club at least a dozen times, he told the Orlando Sentinel.