Gun Shop Claims He Informed Authorities on Orlando Gunman ‘Suspicious’ Behavior

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BERMAN I ░░░░░░░░ to get to some ░░░░░░░░ news right now I ░░░░░░░░ to get our investigative ░░░░░░░░ that the Orlando manager ░░░░░░░░ a gun store nearby ░░░░░░░░ his staff was suspicious ░░░░░░░░ the shooter s behavior ░░░░░░░░ he came to buy ░░░░░░░░ armor several weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ that they told law ░░░░░░░░ about it at the ░░░░░░░░ I had not reported ░░░░░░░░ earlier I want to ░░░░░░░░ it clear they say ░░░░░░░░ reported it to law ░░░░░░░░ Drew Griffith is with ░░░░░░░░ right now What can ░░░░░░░░ tell us Griffin This ░░░░░░░░ into the possibility yet ░░░░░░░░ warning sign that was ░░░░░░░░ We know from my ░░░░░░░░ Brian Todd that Omar ░░░░░░░░ went to this store ░░░░░░░░ is is a miles ░░░░░░░░ where I am about ░░░░░░░░ or five weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ asked Toby soft body ░░░░░░░░ level 3a He said ░░░░░░░░ worked in security so ░░░░░░░░ didn t think that ░░░░░░░░ suspicious Then he asked ░░░░░░░░ heavy or hardened armor ░░░░░░░░ kind the military wears ░░░░░░░░ then according to a ░░░░░░░░ I talked to this ░░░░░░░░ John he started to ░░░░░░░░ on the phone in ░░░░░░░░ foreign language that they ░░░░░░░░ t recognize They didn ░░░░░░░░ recognize it as the ░░░░░░░░ Spanish that you have ░░░░░░░░ here in Florida or ░░░░░░░░ germanic or French language ░░░░░░░░ thought it was Arabic ░░░░░░░░ the man simply left ░░░░░░░░ thought it was suspicious ░░░░░░░░ claim that they contacted ░░░░░░░░ enforcement The manager would ░░░░░░░░ identify which law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ was contacted and would ░░░░░░░░ not say if they ░░░░░░░░ over any video surveillance ░░░░░░░░ that person but he ░░░░░░░░ say Omar Mateen came ░░░░░░░░ their store four five ░░░░░░░░ ago asked for body ░░░░░░░░ The store doesn t ░░░░░░░░ any body armor but ░░░░░░░░ store actually contacted law ░░░░░░░░ in advance John BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ that s true we ░░░░░░░░ to get a response ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement to find ░░░░░░░░ what they say about ░░░░░░░░ point of cop tact ░░░░░░░░ other thing interesting if ░░░░░░░░ made a phone call ░░░░░░░░ inside that store the ░░░░░░░░ phone data that they ░░░░░░░░ gag it and location ░░░░░░░░ and cell phone records ░░░░░░░░ by the companies will ░░░░░░░░ able to establish who ░░░░░░░░ called from that store ░░░░░░░░ could be an interesting ░░░░░░░░ Any response from law ░░░░░░░░ yet on the claim ░░░░░░░░ was reported Griffin Nothing ░░░░░░░░ I know that some ░░░░░░░░ our colleagues who were ░░░░░░░░ touch with the federal ░░░░░░░░ is trying to nail ░░░░░░░░ down and find out ░░░░░░░░ it s true But ░░░░░░░░ trying to find out ░░░░░░░░ who did this who ░░░░░░░░ they call Did they ░░░░░░░░ local Local ATF We ░░░░░░░░ t know at this ░░░░░░░░ BERMAN That s something ░░░░░░░░ do need to find ░░░░░░░░ Be very interesting to ░░░░░░░░ the response there Drew ░░░░░░░░ excellent reporting. Thank you.”