Orlando officials, on June 12, slowly began to release the names of individuals who were killed in the shooting at the Pulse nightclub early that morning.
Forty-nine victims lost their lives, many of them members of Central Florida's Latino LGBT community. Authorities said that they would regularly update the list as victims' families were notified.
As of Windy City Times' press-time, the following victims' names were by the city of Orlando's website :
Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34
Stanley Almodovar III, 23
Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20
Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22
Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36
Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22
Luis S. Vielma, 22
Kimberly Morris, 37
Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30
Darryl Roman Burt II, 29
Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32
Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21
Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, 25
Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35
Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50
Amanda Alvear, 25
Martin Benitez Torres, 33
Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37
Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26
Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35
Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25
Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31
Oscar A Aracena-Montero, 26
Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25
Miguel Angel Honorato, 30
Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40
Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32
Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19
Cory James Connell, 21
Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37
Luis Daniel Conde, 39
Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33
Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25
Jerald Arthur Wright, 31
Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25
Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25
Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24
Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, 27
Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33
Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49
Yilmary Rodriguez Sulivan, 24
Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32
Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28
Frank Hernandez, 27
Paul Terrell Henry, 41
Antonio Davon Brown, 29
Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz 24
Compiled by Matt Simonette
Related Windy City Times coverage at the links:
www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/At-least-50-killed-in-Orlando-mass-shooting-at-LGBT-bar-/55504.html .
www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Obamas-remarks-Monday-on-June-12-attack-on-Orlando-LGBT-bar-/55514.html .
www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Hundreds-of-Chicagoans-honor-Orlando-shooting-victims/55509.html .
www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/City-of-Orlando-begins-to-release-victim-names-/55515.html .