Noor Salman will not go free immediately as the federal judge put her order on hold for at least two days to give prosecutors time to appeal.
A Hispanic gay man has said he had a two month relationship with Pulse shooter Omar Mateen, who apparently felt used by patrons of the gay nightclub.
As the US mourns the victims of the Orlando mass shooting – the deadliest such incident in the country's history – people are asking how can such crimes be prevented in the future?
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