Martin had only just arrived in Orlando on the day of the shooting. A friend of the pair both posted that he had lost his "best friends." Mercedez Flores was out at Pulse with Amanda Alvear. "The best godmother anyone could ever ask for. Her sister, Ashley Velez, posted on Facebook. Jean (left) was on a night out with his partner Luis (right) when the shootings took place.Īlvear was enjoying a night out with friends when the shooting took place. Many of her other friends didn't know she was at the club until seeing a Snapchat post Amanda sen where gunshots could be heard in the background. Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35 and Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37 Laureno Disla worked as a drag artist called Alanis Laurell in Orlando. On his Facebook , his cousin Lucas Daniel Acosta D’oleo wrote: "What I have is pain beyond repair.
Relatives on his Facebook page have ask for people to pray for their family, saying: "Lord guide us with your light so we don’t live in fear of the darkness evil brings." Often called 'Omar' by friends and family, Luis Capo was another victims of the shootings. She worked as a bouncer at Pulse, and was working the night of the shooting.Ī friend, Ashley Ann Matthews, wrote on her Facebook page: "That beautiful smile will forever be engraved in my mind."Įddie who worked as an accountant in downtown Orlando, texted his mother as shootings took place around him. His mother, Ms Justice described her son as a "homebody" who liked to make everyone laugh. Kimberly, known as 'KJ' recently moved to Orlando to Hawaii to help her mother and grandmother, who both live in Florida.
His mother has described the "deep and immense pain" at his death. Gonzalez-Cruz, better known Peter Ommy, has been left with meessages in the wake of the tragedy. A former flatmate, Colon Gomez, said: "We have seven friends who were there, and already we know three are dead." His Mother, Ramos, said her son "was a happy man with a big heart." - Orlando SentinelĮric Ortiz worked in merchandise management and was out after a house-warming party. Stanley was reportedly shot three times while helping others escape into the bathroom. "Our thoughts and prayers are with Luis, his family, and all the victims of this tragedy." We are working to support his friends and colleagues here at Universal Orlando. Universal Orlando released a statement saying: “We are deeply saddened over the loss of our team member. Rowling tweeted in the wake of the tragedy: "Luis Vielma worked on the Harry Potter ride at Universal. The families of Leinonen and Guerrero told BuzzFeed they will have a joint funeral for the couple.įriends and colleagues have paid tribute to Vielma, who worked at the Harry Potter ride at Universal Studios. His mother, Christine, spoke of her pride at her son's LGBT activism work during an emotional television appeal following the tragedy. Christopher Andrew Leinonen, better known as Drew, was Juan Guerrero's boyfriend, and was one of the last victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting identified.