Dad of man named as Orlando shooter: 'We are in shock'

ORLANDO, FL -- The father of the man named as the shooter in a massacre at a gay Florida nightclub says he's in shock and that he wasn't aware of anything his son might have been planning.



Mir Seddique is the father of Omar Mateen of Port St. Lucie, Florida. Seddique told NBC News that his son got angry when he saw two men kissing in Miami a couple of months ago and thinks that may be related to the shooting.

Seddique says: "We are saying we are apologizing for the whole incident. ... We are in shock like the whole country."
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The father also says the incident has nothing to do with religion.




Officials say the shooter was among the 50 killed, and that they're investigating whether the incident was an act of terrorism.

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