At least 50 people were killed and 53 were injured in the shooting at Pulse, a gay club in Orlando.
At least 50 people were killed and 53 were injured after a gunman opened fire at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando Saturday night.
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Edward Sotomayor Jr.
Edward Sotomayor Jr. was a well-known and beloved member of the community of Sarasota, Florida, according to multiple posts on social media.
Sotomayor worked as the brand manager for Al and Chuck Travel, a company that specializes in vacations for those in the gay community.
The owner of the company, Al Ferguson, wrote he was at the hospital with Sotomayor's family and felt "empty" upon hearing the news.
"One of the saddest days of my life," he wrote on Facebook. "I will try to start to find the good in all of this."
Many friends took to Facebook to pay tribute to Sotomayor, who one person called "TopHat Eddie."
"I'm so sad and my heart is broken," friend Christian Wilson Cservak wrote. "The [world] lost an amazing guy. So full of life and love. [May] he rest in peace always."
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