Carter, along with her best friend Tiara Parker, 20, and Parker’s cousin, Akyra Murray, 18, visited Pulse on vacation in Orlando. They thought they would escape to dance the night away.

"Sometimes he would go over in the corner and sit and drink by himself, and other times he would get so drunk he was loud and belligerent," said Ty Smith, a frequent patron of the club.

President Obama on Monday said the shooter may have been radicalized by "various extremist information that was disseminated over the internet."

Amanda Alvear was posting videos to social media at the moment the gunman, Omar Mateen, fought his way into the club and opened fire.

Justice said her son was a homebody who loved eating and working out. He had a jovial personality that made everyone laugh.

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UPDATED: 3:00 PM EST The Los Angeles Police Department released a statement verifying that the two victims were male. The shooting appears to be a murder-suicide, police officials stated. “We believe there are no suspects outstanding and no continuing threat to UCLA’s campus,” LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck told reporters Wednesday afternoon. https://twitter.com/LAPDHQ/status/738076031463002113 SOURCE: LAPD    Police […]

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