Geraldo A. Drake Ortiz-Jimenez was 25 when he was killed on June 12, 2016, in the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. He had traveled from Puerto Rico to attend a Selena Gomez concert and was a law student at Universidad del Este in Carolina, Puerto Rico who also aspired to be a professional dancer. Friends and family described him as sweet, humble, kind and hardworking.

The shooter, Omar Mateen, used an assault rifle and a handgun inside the crowded nightclub; Mateen was later killed by police. The attack killed 49 people and injured dozens more and was described as both a terrorist act and a hate crime. Investigation details mentioned include FBI involvement and criminal charges brought against Mateen’s wife, Noor Salman, though she was later acquitted in 2018.

If anyone knew Geraldo or has memories to share about him, please contribute what you remember.