Edward Manuel Eddie Sotomayor Jr. was a 34-year-old Hispanic man killed on June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, during the Pulse Nightclub shooting. He was one of 49 victims in the mass shooting at the gay nightclub. Eddie was at the club with his partner, Luis Rojas, who escaped. Known as Top Hat Eddie for wearing a black top hat while working as a national brand manager for ALandCHUCK.travel, an LGBT travel agency, he was remembered for a vibrant personality.

The shooter, Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old security guard, carried out the attack, claimed allegiance to ISIS, and was killed by police after a three-hour standoff. Investigators reported Mateen had expressed violent and extremist views and had been previously investigated by the FBI, a probe that was closed for lack of evidence of a threat. The attack was classified as both a hate crime and an act of terrorism. Families of victims sought legal remedies and raised issues about security, gun control, and safety for LGBTQ+ spaces.

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