FBI: No Evidence Pulse Nightclub Shooting Was Motivated By Homophobia

"The investigation hasn’t revealed that he targeted Pulse because it was a gay club," said one official.
From: NewNowNext

 The FBI says it has found no evidence to suggest the attack on Orlando’s Pulse nightclub on June 12 was motivated by hatred of LGBT people, according to the Washington Post .

Citing sources in law enforcement, the Post reports the official motive is still unknown, despite the fact that Pulse was a gay club and that the shooter’s father said he was triggered by seeing two men kiss previously.

 There were also multiple reports that Omar Mateen had been at the club before and used gay dating apps—though none of the “witnesses” had any proof.

“While there can be no denying the significant impact on the gay community, the investigation hasn’t revealed that he targeted Pulse because it was a gay club,” said one unnamed official.

The situation shines a spotlight on an ongoing issue with hate-crime statistics: Criminals rarely announce why they are committing a crime.

At the same time, out Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) has introduced legislation that would mandate federal reporting on the deaths of LGBT Americans.

Maloney’s PRIDE Act (Providing a Requirement to Improve Data Collection Efforts) would add a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity to the statistics reported at the time of their death, along with race, marital status, age, occupation, and military service.

“LGBT people matter, we count,” said Maloney in the statement. “We’re doing everything we can to understand where, how, and why violence against the LGBT community and LGBT suicides are happening. This bill could save lives.