Orlando nightclub shooter's wife denied bail by federal judge

Wednesday, February 1, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- A federal judge Tuesday morning denied bail for the wife of Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, and ordered her to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

FBI agents arrested Noor Salman at her mother's home in Contra Costa County last month.
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The government says Salman helped her husband plan the attack, which left 49 people dead.

Salman's family says she didn't know what happened until after the shooting.
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Salman is under suicide watch and has shown signs of depression while in custody.
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