Gunman Omar Mateen, 29, opened fire at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, leaving at least 49 people dead and 53 wounded before he was killed in a shootout with SWAT team members.
Here are the latest developments in the aftermath of the attack:
1. Orlando shooter was gay, former classmate says: A former classmate of Mateen's 2006 Indian River Community College police academy class said he believed Mateen was gay, saying Mateen once asked him out, The Palm Beach Post reports. "We went to a few gay bars with him, and I was not out at the time, so I declined his offer," the former classmate said. The Los Angeles Times reported that Mateen attended the Pulse nightclub possibly as many as a dozen times before the rampage. Read the story here.
2. Sources: Arrest to be made soon of alleged accomplice in Pulse mass shooting: Law enforcement officers could make an arrest in the next few days of someone who allegedly helped the Orlando gunman carry out the mass shooting inside Pulse nightclub that killed 49 people this weekend, sources told WFTV on Monday. The person may be Mateen's wife, Noor Salman. Read the story here.
3. Dirty laundry, Marvel toys: Inside mass shooter's home: After police officers ended their search of Mateen's Fort Pierce condo, a reporter from Univision found an open sliding door and surreptitiously walked in with a camera crew. What he found was a home not much different than what you might find in any neighborhood, in any state across the country. Read the story here. | Watch the video.
4. All 49 victims of mass shooting identified: All 49 victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting have been named; the final victim identified was Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25. Read the story here.
5. Thousands of mourners pay tribute to shooting victims at emotional vigil in Orlando: A vigil was held outside Orlando's Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Monday in honor of the victims who died in the nightclub mass shooting on Sunday. Thousands gathered holding signs and candles as the names of the victims were read aloud. The owners of Pulse nightclub said, "We are not leaving. We are here to stay. We will be bigger and better than you can imagine." Read the story here. | See the photo gallery.
– WFTV and The Palm Beach Post contributed to this report.
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