FBI arrests Orlando shooter's widow

A Department of Justice official confirmed that federal officials arrested the wife of the Orlando nightclub shooting.

Noor Salman, widow of Omar Mateen, was taken into custody Monday morning in the San Francisco area and is due in court Tuesday in California. She's facing charges of aiding and abetting Mateen’s attempted provision & provision of material support to ISIL and obstruction of justice.


Noor Salman moved to the San Francisco area after her husband was killed in a shootout with SWAT team members during the June 12 massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Forty-nine patrons were killed.

Mateen pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group during the standoff.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

