Police begin to release the names of the victims of the Orlando Massacre

So sad. Following the atrocity at the Orlando nightclub, Pulse, where 50 people lost their lives, the police have begun to release the names of the victims. They are releasing the names and ages of victims of the nightclub shooting, once their next of kin has been contacted about their death. So far, they have released the names of 21 victims. They include:

• Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 years old

(Image via Facebook/Edward Sotomayor)

• Stanley Almodovar III, 23 years old

(Image via Facebook/Stanley Manolo Almodovar III)

• Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20 years old

(Image via Facebook/Omar Capo)

• Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22 years old

(Image via Instagram/Juan Guerrero)

• Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36 years old

(Image via Facebook/Eric Ortiz) And also:

• Peter O. Gonzalez-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 Martinez, 21 years old
• Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, 25 years old
• Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35 years old
• Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50 years old
• Amanda Alvear, 25 years old
• Martin Benitez Torres, 33 years old
• Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37 years old
• Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26 years old
• Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35 years old
• Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25 years old

They are periodically releasing the names of the victims here. J.K Rowling has tweeted about her upset at learning that one of the men, Luis Vielma, had worked at the Harry Potter ride in Florida.

Luis Vielma worked on the Harry Potter ride at Universal. He was 22 years old. I can't stop crying. #Orlando pic.twitter.com/Nz2ZCWxNsS

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 13, 2016