{"id":306139,"date":"2026-06-13T06:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T06:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/306139\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T06:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T06:01:30","slug":"pulse-nightclub-shooting-remembering-the-49-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/306139\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulse Nightclub shooting: Remembering the 49 victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/y7cb3v05yfswgrsf.jpg\" alt=\"A decade after Pulse, mother keeps son's memory alive\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/y7cb3v05yfswgrsf.jpg\" alt=\"A decade after Pulse, mother keeps son's memory alive\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image\" data-v-48f3b93e=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">ORLANDO, Fla. &#8211; June 12, 2026, marks 10 years since the deadly shooting at Pulse Nightclub \u2013 one of the deadliest shootings in U.S. history and a tragedy that forever changed Orlando.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Many of those killed \u2013 known as the 49 Angels \u2013 were young men and women celebrating Latin Night at the LGBTQ nightclub.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Earlier this year, the Pulse Nightclub building and site were demolished in preparation for the building of a permanent memorial. Construction is expected to begin in September 2026 with an anticipated dedication and opening sometime in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>  Remembering the 49 angels <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Those lost during the Pulse shooting are known as the &#8220;49 Angels.&#8221; The victims ranged in age from 18 to 50 years old.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Ahead of the 10-year remembrance, the City of Orlando released updated photos of the 49 Angels.<\/p>\n<p>Edward &#8220;Eddie&#8221; Manuel Sotomayor Jr. was killed in the mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando on June 12, 2016. (Source: City of Orlando) <\/p>\n<p>   Akyra Monet MurrayAlejandro Barrios MartinezAmanda Lizette Alvear BenabeAngel Luis Candelario Padr\u00f3Anthony Luis Laureano DislaAntonio Davon BrownBrenda Marquez McCoolChristopher Andrew LeinonenChristopher Joseph SanfelizCory James ConnellDarryl &#8220;DJ&#8221; Burt, IIDeonka Deidra Drayton (Dee Dee)Eddie Jamol-Droy Justice (Brycen Banks)Edward &#8220;Eddie&#8221; Manuel Sotomayor Jr.Enrique L. Rios Jr.Eric Ivan Ortiz Rivera (Shaky)Frank Hernandez Escalante (Frankie)Franky Jimmy De Jesus Vel\u00e1zquezGerardo A. Ortiz JimenezGilberto Ramon Silva MenendezJason Benjamin JosaphatJavier Jorge ReyesJean Carlo Mendez PerezJean Carlos Nieves Rodriguez (Mo\u00f1o\u00f1o)Jerry WrightJoel Ray\u00f3n PaniaguaJonathan Antonio Camuy Vega (John)Juan Chavez MartinezJuan Pablo Rivera Vel\u00e1zquezJuan Ram\u00f3n GuerreroKimberly Jean MorrisLeroy Valentin Fern\u00e1ndezLuis D. CondeLuis Daniel &#8220;Dani&#8221; Wilson LeonLuis Omar Ocasio CapoLuis Sergio VielmaMartin Benitez Torres (Papa)Mercedez Marisol Flores (Mari)Miguel Angel HonoratoOscar AracenaPaul Terrell Henry &#8220;Daddy&#8221;Peter Ommy Gonzalez Cruz (Ommy)Rodolfo Ayala AyalaShane Evan TomlinsonSim\u00f3n Adri\u00e1n Carrillo Fern\u00e1ndezStanley Almodovar IIITevin Eugene CrosbyXavier Emmanuel Serrano-RosadoYilmary Rodriguez Solivan (Mary) <\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information in this story was gathered from the city of Orlando and previous reporting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/news\/pulse\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Remembering Pulse: 10 Years Later<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/orange-county\/orlando\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orlando News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. &#8211; June 12, 2026, marks 10 years since the deadly shooting at Pulse Nightclub \u2013 one&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":306140,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[47,115,1335,139,141,140,36343,628],"class_list":["post-306139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-fl","tag-news","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-pulse","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}