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cali

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12. The youngest victim identified so far

Reply to cali (Original post)

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 11:31 AM

Jun 2016

At 20 years of age, Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo is the youngest of the victims to have been identified so far.

He described himself as a dancer on his Facebook account and had added a tricolour filter to his profile photo after the terror attacks in Paris last November.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36516389

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I want to forget Mateen. Forget he ever drew breath. And remember and honor [View all] cali Jun 2016 OP

This was Stanley Almodovar III cali Jun 2016 #1

VERY well said... kick! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2016 #2

Eddie Justice. cali Jun 2016 #3

Does it serve anyone to forget the monsters and pretend their motives are not their motives? Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #4

No, I know it's not possible. that's why I said that in the op cali Jun 2016 #5

I understand. But the thread is full of people who have bad intentions. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #11

I don't know, Blue. I just don't know. cali Jun 2016 #14

Thank you emulatorloo Jun 2016 #6

me too, em. Me too. I keep crying and crying cali Jun 2016 #9

God, just so incredibly sad. smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #7

What a wonderful post! Thank you--let's indeed remember the victims... First Speaker Jun 2016 #8

This was Luis Vielma. He was 22 and worked the Harry Potter ride at Universal Studio cali Jun 2016 #10

The youngest victim identified so far cali Jun 2016 #12

RIP to all of them. romanic Jun 2016 #13