Orlando shooter was regular at Pulse gay club; former classmate says Omar Mateen was homosexual Ex-classmate says Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was gay BY Edgar Sandoval Chelsia Rose Marcius Ginger Adams Otis NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Omar Mateen lived a double life. The homophobic maniac who murdered 49 people inside Orlando’s gay-friendly nightclub Pulse- June 12, 2016, Sunday morning had been hanging out there for three years — and chatted with men via online dating services like Grindr, said multiple witnesses who claimed to have firsthand knowledge of Mateen’s habits. Mateen’s family said his bloody rampage was sparked by anti-gay hatred. But his ex-wife, Sitora Yusufiy, when asked on CNN Monday if he was gay, sat in silence for a few seconds before answering, “I don’t know.” Ex-L.I. neighbor of Orlando club shooter recalls 'restless' kid She said Mateen — who she married in 2009 but left months later, claiming he beat her — confessed...