ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on the massacre at a gay Orlando nightclub (all times local):
10 a.m.
An official says the Orlando shooter's threats that he had strapped explosives onto hostages and clubgoers' belief that he had explosive vests caused a delay of "significant time" in sending paramedics into the nightclub.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said Wednesday that shooter Omar Mateen falsely told negotiators that he was strapping explosive onto four hostages, and club-goers trapped inside thought he had explosive vests, based on texts they sent and remarks to 911 dispatchers.
No explosives were found in the club. A battery pack that SWAT members initially thought could be an explosive ended up being a fire alarm or piece of an exit sign.
Dyer said he didn't know exactly how long a delay that caused.
Officials have said 11 victims either died at hospitals or on their way to hospitals.
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9:20 a.m.
An official says the gunman in the massacre at a gay nightclub was driving around the Orlando area the night before the mass shooting.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said Wednesday that Omar Mateen drove around on Saturday night before he opened fire at the Pulse club about 2 a.m. Sunday.
Dyer says, "What I know concretely is that he was driving around that evening and visited several locations."
When asked exactly where Mateen visited, and whether the locations included theme parks as reported in some media stories, Dyer said, "I think it's been pretty accurately depicted on the news." He did not give further details.
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7 a.m.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has issued a statement about the death of a U.S. Army Reserve soldier in the massacre at a gay Florida nightclub, and says officials there support the people of Orlando and the LGBT community.
Ash says Capt. Antonio Davon Brown served for nearly a decade to protect others - "the noblest thing a young person can do."
The statement says the Defense Department grieves with Brown's families and all the loved ones affected by the shooting. It also says: "We stand with the people of Orlando and the nation's LGBT community during this difficult time."
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6:50 a.m.
German federal investigators say they're looking into a Duesseldorf bank account held by the father of the gunman who attacked an Orlando nightclub, and are in contact with their American counterparts.
Germany's Rheinischen Post reports Seddique Mateen posted the bank information in a 2013 video soliciting donations. The newspaper says the account is now closed and only received two payments, of 100 euros ($112) and 70 euros.
Mateen, the father of Omar Mateen, has multiple videos online in which he chats about Afghan political issues in Farsi. He calls himself the "Afghan revolutionary president" but isn't a known name in Afghanistan.
Federal Criminal Police Office spokeswoman Barbara Huebner said Wednesday that her office was investigating to see whether there was any relevance to the Orlando case, but refused to give further details.
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6:45 a.m.
The London-based security company that employed the Florida nightclub shooter says it received one complaint about him during his nine years of employment.
The 2013 complaint prompted G4S to transfer Omar Mateen. It came from St. Lucie County Courthouse, where he was a security guard. The FBI then investigated Mateen.
G4S spokesman Nigel Fairbrass said Wednesday that it was the only complaint about Mateen since he was hired in 2007.
Former G4S employee Daniel Gilroy has told the New York Times and other news outlets that he had alerted G4S about Mateen's behavior. G4S says it has no records of any complaints by Gilroy. Gilroy has called Mateen loud and profane and accused him of threatening violence.
Fairbrass says of Gilrory: "We reached out to him and have since confirmed that he did, in fact, not file any formal complaint."
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3 a.m.
Investigators trying to find out what motivated nightclub killer Omar Mateen are casting a wide net.
The FBI is checking reports that Mateen frequented a gay dance club in Orlando before going on a murderous rampage there. Investigators also are looking at whether his wife knew anything beforehand about the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. The attack left Mateen and 49 victims dead.
On Tuesday, a U.S. official said the FBI was looking into news reports quoting patrons of Pulse as saying Mateen frequented the nightspot and reached out to men on gay dating apps. The official wasn't authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.
President Barack Obama said investigators had no information to suggest a foreign terrorist group directed the attack.
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