"He was never the type to go out to parties, would rather stay home and care for his niece and nephew."Įric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36, Orlando, Fla. "He was always this amazing person he was like a big brother to me," Robert Guerrero told the AP. In a conversation with the news service, his cousin Robert Guerrero said he opened up to his family just before the start of the year. Guerrero, who had recently begun attending the University of Central Florida, had only recently come out to his family as gay, according to The Associated Press. "You would know when Stanley entered a room," she said.
She says they met at Pulse and "clicked instantly." "He made me feel like it was perfectly fine being who I was," Almodovar's friend Haze Ramirez told The Two-Way. Stanley Almodovar III, 23, Clermont, Fla.Īlmodovar worked as a pharmacy technician, according to his Facebook profile. "He was a lovely, kind guy who touched everyone who had the pleasure of meeting him," she told NPR. In an interview with The Associated Press, David Sotomayor, who identified himself as Sotomayor's cousin, said Edward was a "caring, energetic man."Ĭhristina Copelli, who lives in Vienna, was on three cruises with Sotomayor. This post will be updated with further information about the victims as we learn more.Īccording to multiple social media profiles, Sotomayor worked as the national brand manager for Al and Chuck Travel, which describes itself as "part of America's largest gay owned travel company." "Please keep the following individuals in your thoughts and prayers." "Our City is working tirelessly to get as much information out to the families so they can begin the grieving process," reads the city's statement. The city of Orlando has released the names of the identified victims, after notifying their next of kin. He killed 49 people and injured more than 50. On Sunday morning, a gunman at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Fla., perpetrated the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.