
Memorial of roses at the University of Central Florida in honor of the Pulse nightclub shooting victims. /Rick Brunson-UCF
Victims’ Names
The list of individuals includes victims who died during the early morning incident at Pulse nightclub and whose next of kin have been contacted. There are about 48 names on the list, making it nearly complete since the 50th name would be the shooter’s. Most victims were in their 20s and 30s. A large proportion were also Hispanic.
Updated June 19, 2016
Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 years old
Stanley Almodóvar III, 23 years old
Luis Omar Ocasio-Capó, 20 years old
Juan Ramón Guerrero, 22 years old
Eric Iván Ortiz-Rivera, 36 years old
Peter O. González-Cruz, 22 years old
Luis S. Vielma, 22 years old
Kimberly Morris, 37 years old
Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30 years old
Darryl Roman Burt II, 29 years old
Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32 years old
Alejandro Barrios Martínez, 21 years old
Anthony Luis Laureano Disla, 25 years old
Jean Carlos Méndez Pérez, 35 years old
Franky Jimmy DeJesús Velázquez, 50 years old – the oldest victim
Amanda Alvear, 25 years old
Martin Benítez Torres, 33 years old
Luis Daniel Wilson-León, 37 years old
Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26 years old
Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35 years old
Gilberto Ramón Silva Menéndez, 25 years old
Simón Adrián Carrillo Fernández, 31 years old
Oscar A Aracena-Montero, 26 years old
Enrique L. Ríos, Jr., 25 years old
Miguel Angel Honorato, 30 years old
Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40 years old
Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32 years old
Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19 years old
Cory James Connell, 21 years old
Juan P. Rivera Velázquez, 37 years old
Luis Daniel Conde, 39 years old
Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33 years old
Juan Chevez-Martínez, 25 years old
Jerald Arthur Wright, 31 years old
Leroy Valentín Fernández, 25 years old
Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25 years old
Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24 years old
Jean C. Nieves Rodríguez, 27 years old
Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33 years old
Brenda Lee Márquez McCool, 49 years old
Yilmary Rodríguez Soliván, 24 years old
Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32 years old
Angel L. Candelario-Padre, 28 years old
Frank Hernández, 27 years old
Paul Terrell Henry, 41 years old
Antonio Davon Brown, 29 years old
Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24 years old
Akyra Monet Murray, 18 years old – the youngest victim
Geraldo A. Ortiz Jiménez, 25