Orlando Shooter Called Boston Marathon Bombers 'Homeboys,' But Had No Known Connection: FBI

Boston, MA - The shooter who wreaked havoc in an Orlando nightclub Sunday invoked the Boston Marathon bombers in a 9-1-1 call before his rampage, the FBI confirmed Monday.

Not only did he name-drop the Tsarnaev brothers, who killed three and injured more than 200 in 2013, Orlando gunman Omar Mateen, 29, referred to them as his "homeboys," according to a Boston FBI press release.

Nonetheless, local federal officials said in the release, "At this point in time, all evidence collected to date shows no connection between Mateen and the Tsarnaev brothers."

Mateen killed at least 50 at an Orlando gay club in the wee hours of Sunday morning and injured more than 50 others, before himself dying in a firefight with federal officials. Two of the victims named so far had ties to Massachusetts.

FBI Boston is ready to assist the Florida investigations team if called upon, the agency's press statement said.

"Currently we have no specific, credible threats our area as a result of the Orlando attack," the statement said, but requested the public to remain vigilant.

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