All 49 Orlando Shooting Victims' Names Released

Orlando, FL — Less than two days after a gunman turned an Orlando nightclub into the scene of the worst mass shooting in American history, local authorities have released the names of all 49 people slain.

Those killed, along with 53 people wounded, went to the Pulse Orlando Night Club & Ultra Bar to dance and have fun. The popular gay bar had a near-capacity crowd when Omar Mateen, 29, began firing on those gathered around 2 a.m. Sunday, killing many in his path before he was shot and killed by law enforcement.

Among the dead was Eddie Sotomayor Jr., 34, of Sarasota. He, along with all those affected by the tragedy, classified as an act of terror by President Barack Obama, are being honored at gatherings across the country and the world.

One such gathering took place Monday night at Sarasota’s Selby Five Points Park. About 1,500 people turned out of the candlelight vigil to remember the dead, pray for the wounded and show support for Orlando. Among the attendees at the event sponsored by the Harvey Milk Festival were Mayor Willie Shaw and the entire city commission.

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Sotomayor’s name is listed among 48 other victims in a roll call published by the City of Orlando in the wake of the tragedy. The youngest name on the list: Akyra Monet Murry, just 18. The oldest: Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50.

Eddie Jamoldroy Justice’s name is also on the list. The 30-year-old texted his mother, Mina Justice, as the shooting began, “He’s coming. I’m gonna die.”

While Mina Justice held out hope as late as Sunday evening, her son's text would be his last.

The full list of names of those killed released by the City of Orlando is as follows:

• Stanley Almodovar III, 23 years old
• Amanda Alvear, 25 years old
• Oscar A Aracena-Montero, 26 years old
• Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33 years old
• Antonio Davon Brown, 29 years old
• Darryl Roman Burt II, 29 years old
• Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28 years old
• Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25 years old
• Luis Daniel Conde, 39 years old
• Cory James Connell, 21 years old
• Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25 years old
• Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32 years old
• Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31 years old
• Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25 years old
• Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26 years old
• Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22 years old
• Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22 years old
• Paul Terrell Henry, 41 years old
• Frank Hernandez, 27 years old
• Miguel Angel Honorato, 30 years old
• Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40 years old
• Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19 years old
• Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30 years old
• Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, 25 years old
• Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32 years old
• Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21 years old
• Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49 years old
• Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25 years old
• Kimberly Morris, 37 years old
• Akyra Monet Murray, 18 years old
• Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20 years old
• Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25 years old
• Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36 years old
• Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32 years old
• Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35 years old
• Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25 years old
• Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, 27 years old
• Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35 years old
• Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24 years old
• Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24 years old
• Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 years old
• Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33 years old
• Martin Benitez Torres, 33 years old
• Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24 years old
• Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37 years old
• Luis S. Vielma, 22 years old
• Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50 years old
• Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37 years old
• Jerald Arthur Wright, 31 years old

Authorities have not released the names of those injured in Sunday's terror attack.

Photo courtesy of the City of Sarasota