Widow Of Orlando Nightclub Shooter Wants To Change Child's Name
ORLANDO (CBS SF/AP) -- The widow of the gunman who carried out a deadly shooting at a Florida gay nightclub before he was killed has filed a petition in a Contra Costa County court to change the name of their son.
An online docket from Contra Costa County, California, shows that Omar Mateen's wife, Noor Salman, filed the petition on Wednesday on behalf of the 4-year-old boy, who is partly named for his father.
A hearing is scheduled for February. No other details are provided in the online docket.
Salman moved to the San Francisco Bay Area from Florida after her husband was killed in a shootout with SWAT team members during the June 12 massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. 49 patrons were killed.
Mateen pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group during a three-hour standoff.
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