Mateen’s former co-worker: He “talked of killing people” but wasn’t punished because he was Muslim

It’s hard to tell from this exactly what the employer knew. If this guy’s on the level, their boss at least knew about Mateen’s racist and anti-gay rhetoric, although that’s grounds for dismissal, not for involving the police. If they knew that Mateen was talking about murder, well, that’s something else.

How often after a mass murder do you hear an acquaintance of the killer say, yep, doesn’t surprise me at all?

Daniel Gilroy said he worked the 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. shift with G4S Security at the south gate at PGA Village for several months in 2014-15. Mateen took over from him for a 3 to 11 p.m. shift.

Gilroy, a former Fort Pierce police officer, said Mateen frequently made homophobic and racial comments. Gilroy said he complained to his employer several times but it did nothing because he was Muslim. Gilroy quit after he said Mateen began stalking him via multiple text messages — 20 or 30 a day. He also sent Gilroy 13 to 15 phone messages a day, he said.

“I quit because everything he said was toxic,” Gilroy said Sunday, “and the company wouldn’t do anything. This guy was unhinged and unstable. He talked of killing people.”

Gilroy said this shooting didn’t come as a surprise to him.