Puerto Rico: In a shocking claim over the mystery behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, a Puerto Rican man claimed that he was Orlando gunman, Omar Mateen's gay lover and that the nightclub massacre was 'not' related to terrorism, but in fact it was a 'revenge.'
Identified as Miguel, the man claimed that he was in two-month relationship with Mateen last year. After meeting up on a dating website, they both fixed a date and were soon 'friends with benefits'
He also claimed that Mateen's wife knew that he was gay and was dating men.
Family members wait for word from police after arriving down the street from a shooting involving multiple fatalities at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando. (Photo: AP)
Describing 'revenge' as the reason behind the gay nightclub massacre, Miguel said that Mateen had recently discovered that a man he had engaged in a threesome with was HIV positive, following which he developed a hatred against gays.
Although the HIV tests turned out to be negative, Mateen feared that he might contract the disease and that very little time had passed for the test results to be accurate.
Miguel also revealed that he and Mateen often engaged in oral sex and that the slain gunman liked to be cuddled and embraced.
Mateen opened fire inside a crowded Pulse nightclub in Florida early June 12, killing 49 people in the worst mass shooting in American history before dying in a gunfight with the police.
