A former coworker who worked with Mateen in a gated community in western Port St. Lucie described him as "unhinged and unstable". He also said that he frequently made homophobic, racist, and sexist comments, and talked about killing people.[1][82] The coworker stated he complained to G4S about Mateen "several times";[83] another co-worker told The New York Times Mateen made people wait at the gate for a number of reasons, including "if it was time for him to do his prayers."[84] A resident who had lived at the community since 2011 described Mateen as "very polite" and "a very nice, positive person";[82] however, another customer said Mateen "acted like a straight-up predator."[84]
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After the shooting, the Orlando Sentinel and The Palm Beach Post reported that at least five regular customers at the Pulse nightclub had seen Mateen visit the venue on at least a dozen occasions. Sometimes Mateen drank in a corner by himself "and other times he would get so drunk he was loud and belligerent."[29][87] A witness, who recognized Mateen outside the club an hour before the shootings, told investigators that Mateen had been messaging him for about a year using a gay dating app called Jack'd. He gave his phone to the FBI for analysis, along with his login details for the application.[90] A third witness said that Mateen had tried to pick up men at the nightclub.[91] Dozens of other witnesses, however, told the Tampa Bay Times that they had never seen Mateen at the nightclub.[12] A spokesperson for Barbara Poma, the owner of the Pulse nightclub, called the statement that Mateen had been a regular patron "untrue and totally ridiculous".[92] 2ff7e9595c
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