Mateen had security and firearm licenses and the gunman's weapons were legally purchased within the past week.President Obama called the attack 'an act of terror and hate.'.The names of the first victims identified in the shooting include men between the ages of 20 and 36 years old.Mateen called 911 before the attack, expressing fealty to ISIS, but authorities say there's no evidence he had been in contact with any terror cells abroad or in the United States.ET with an AR-15 type rifle and a handgun, officials said. The massacre - the worst mass shooting in the history of the United States - began when the gunman stormed the Pulse Nightclub about 2 a.m.
