He also said the attacker drove around several locations in the city before killing 49 people at Pulse, a gay nightclub. News reports say Mateen’s wife might have been aware of the plot to attack Pulse. She told federal agents she tried to talk him out of Sunday’s attack. attorney declined to say if anyone would be charged in the attack. President Obama said at present investigators “ do not have any information to indicate that a foreign terrorist group directed the attack in Orlando.” But, he added, it’s clear Mateen was radicalized over the Internet. All updates are in Eastern Standard Time. The FBI sought the public’s help Wednesday to construct what led Omar Mateen to select the Pulse nightclub as the target of his attack on Sunday. ‘‘We need your help in developing the most complete picture of what he did and why he did it,’’ FBI agent Ron Hopper said at a news conference. Attorney, declined to comment on whether charges would be brought against anyone in the case, merely saying investigators were talking to several other people in connection with the attack that killed 49 people.
