The victims of the nightclub shooting: Who they were

ORLANDO, Fla. — All 49 victims of a mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando have been identified.

The men and women were killed and at least 50 more injured, when investigators said Omar Marteen, 29, opened fire at Pulse nightclub early Sunday.

Authorities say Mateen emerged, carrying an AR-15 and fired relentlessly -- 20 rounds, 40, then 50 and more. In such tight quarters, the bullets could hardly miss. He shot at police. He took hostages.

When the gunfire at the Pulse Orlando club finally stopped, 50 people were dead, including Mateen, and dozens critically wounded in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

The club was packed with people when Marteen began firing an assault rifle.

Here are the names of the victims that have been identified:

Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34

Stanley Almodovar III, 23

Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20

Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22

Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36

Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22

Luis S. Vielma, 22

Kimberly Morris, 37

Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30

Darryl Roman Burt II, 29

Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32

Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21

Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, 25

Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35

Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50

Amanda Alvear, 25

Martin Benitez Torres, 33

Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37

Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26

Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35

Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25

Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31

Oscar A Aracena-Montero, 26

Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25

Miguel Angel Honorato, 30

Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40

Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32

Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19

Cory James Connell, 21

Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37

Luis Daniel Conde, 39

Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33

Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25

Jerald Arthur Wright, 31

Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25

Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25

Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24

Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, 27

Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33

Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49

Yilmary Rodriguez Sulivan, 24

Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32

Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28

Frank Hernandez, 27

Paul Terrell Henry, 41

Antonio Davon Brown, 29

Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24

Akyra Monet Murray, 18

Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25

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MORE:  Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32, was from Cordoba, Veracruz Mexico and moved to the United States 6 years ago. According to Mexican officials from Cordoba his body will be transferred back to Mexico.

MORE: Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33 was a supervisor who worked at OneBlood Donation center in Orlando.

MORE: Juan Chavez Martinez, 25, was a resident of Davenport, Fla., where he worked at a Raddison hotel. Martinez, who was born in Mexico, had a work visa in the United States. He aspired to become a hair stylist. Martinez would have turned 26 on June 24.

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MORE: Akyra Murray was on the phone with her mother as she cowered in a bathroom stall hiding from the shooter.

Murray was in Orlando with her family, celebrating her graduation from West Catholic Preparatory High School.

Natalie Murray says Akyra Murray sent a text message at 2 a.m. on Sunday, pleading for her parents to pick her up from the nightclub because there had been a shooting. Moments later, Akyra called her mother screaming, saying she was losing a lot of blood.

The 18-year-old was an honors student who graduated third in her class last week. She was headed to Mercyhurst College in Erie on a full basketball scholarship.

MORE: Miguel Honorato was a father of three, two of his children under the age of 2, a husband, and described by his family as a hard worker. His brother told Eyewitness News he's lived in Apopka for 30 years, but had never been to Pulse Nightclub before Saturday night, when he went there with three friends. They all made it home safe, while Honorato's family held out hope that he would too. 24-hours later, Orlando police notified them that he died inside the club. Jose Honorato says his brother was "in the right place at the wrong time."
He was from Tenanguillo de las Cañas in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. He was a manager of 4 restaurants located across Central Florida and he also managed a catering company. According to the Mexican Consulate, his body will stay in Florida.

MORE: Martin Torres and his longtime partner, Michael, were both inside Pulse Nightclub at the time of the shooting. On Sunday, his cousin, Maria, told Eyewitness News that Michael survived with injuries but Martin was still unaccounted for. She shared a picture of the men, posing together and smiling.

MORE: Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22, had told his cousin Robert Guerrero, that he was gay about two years ago but he was worried about how the rest of his family would react so he did not tell them until just before the beginning of this year. And when he did? "They were very accepting," said Guerrero, 19. "As long as he was happy, they were OK with it."

On Sunday morning, after learning that so many people had died at a gay nightclub, Pulse, that his cousin had gone to once in a while, Guerrero started to become concerned. Later in the day, his fears were realized when the family learned that Guerrero was identified as one of the victims.

Robert Guerrero said his cousin worked as a telemarketer and in recent months he started attending college at the University of Central Florida. Guerrero said his cousin didn't quite know what he wanted to study, but he was happy to be in school. And he was happy in a relationship with a person his relatives came to regard as a member of the family, Guerrero said.

"He was always this amazing person (and) he was like a big brother to me," he said of his cousin. "He was never the type to go out to parties, would rather stay home and care for his niece and nephew."

MORE: Stanley Almodovar III's mother had prepared a tomato-and-cheese dip for him to eat when he came home from his night out.

Instead, Rosalie Ramos, 23, was awakened by a call at 2 a.m. Sunday telling her something had happened.

A friend, Hazel Ramirez, told the Washington Post she also saw a video from Almodovar on Snapchat and learned Sunday afternoon what had happened.

Ramirez described Almodovar as "kind, but sassy," and someone who was comfortable with his own sexual identity.

"He was so proud of who he was," she told the Post. "He would do his makeup better than anyone else. It was so easy to be myself with him.

MORE: Edward Sotomayor, 34, was a caring, energetic man known for wearing a silly top hat on cruises, according to David Sotomayor, who said the two discovered they were cousins after meeting at Orlando's annual Gay Days festival around a decade ago.

David Sotomayor, who lives in Chicago, told The Associated Press Sunday that Edward worked for a company that held gay cruises and often traveled to promote the company's events.

"He was just always part of the fun," David Sotomayor said.

The two texted regularly and kept in touch, last seeing each other earlier this year at a filming of the television reality show "RuPaul's Drag Race," David Sotomayor said.

David Sotomayor is a drag queen who appeared on a season of the show using the name "Jade." He said Edward Sotomayor supported him and often sent him Facebook messages. They last exchanged messages late last week.

"You never think that's going to be the last time you speak to him," David Sotomayor said. "It's just heartbreaking to know it just can happen anytime."

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Kimberly Morris, 37, moved to Orlando just months ago and had taken a job at Pulse nightclub as a bouncer, ABC News reported.%

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"She was so excited," ex-girlfriend Starr Shelton told the newspaper. "She'd just started working there and told me how she was thrilled to get more involved in the LGBT community there," Shelton said.

Friends described Morris as a kind, sweet person.

Narvell Benning met Morris when they were in college at Post University in Waterbury,Connecticut, where Benning said they both played basketball.

MORE: Everyone loved Luis Vielma, a 22-year-old who worked at Universal Studios, friends said.

High school friend Eddi Anderson told the Tampa Bay Times that Vielma loved his job at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and was known for his pleasant attitude and warm demeanor.

Vielma was also a student at Seminole State College. The college released a statement which read, "Seminole State College is mourning the death of a student who was killed in the mass shooting at the Pulse night club in Orlando this weekend.

Luis S. Vielma, 22, was an Emergency Medical Services student and was enrolled in a CPR class this summer and enrolled in classes for the fall semester.

We offer our condolences to the families and friends of all those who were killed and injured. These events have shocked and saddened the Central Florida community.Seminole State College is mourning the death of a student who was killed in the mass shooting at the Pulse night club in Orlando this weekend."

MORE: Luis Daniel Conde and Juan Rivera Velazquez were partners and also owned D'Magazine Salon in Kissimmee, according to friends.

Conde was a makeup artist and Velazquez was a hairstylist.

A makeshift memorial is growing outside their salon.

MORE: Antonio Brown was an Army captain, a FAMU graduate, and is described as someone who could always make the room laugh.

“Every now and then, I think of the fun memories and how crazy, humorous Tony was,” said his mother, Rosetta Evans.%

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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