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British security company G4S confirms that Florida shooter is one of their own

• Omar Mateen, who killed 50 people in gay nightclub, was employed as armed guard by G4S.• G4S guards have killed before.• Company sells its expertise in vetting staff.

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The international security company G4S has confirmed that Omar Mateen, who slaughtered 50 people in the Pulse LGBT nightclub, was one of their employees.

“We are deeply shocked by this tragic event,” said the company's North America CEO John Kenning after the Orlando nightclub killings. “We can confirm that Omar Mateen had been employed by G4S since September 10th, 2007. Mateen was off-duty at the time of the incident. He was employed at a gated retirement community in South Florida.