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| The Names of the Florida High School Shooting Victims | The Names of the Florida High School Shooting Victims |
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| For the latest on the Florida school shooting, read our Thursday live updates. | For the latest on the Florida school shooting, read our Thursday live updates. |
| They huddled together in classrooms. They waited as shot after shot sounded, as people screamed and ran and hid under desks. When the shooting was over on Wednesday at a high school in Parkland, Fla., 17 people had been killed. Among the dead were teachers and students: a popular football coach who himself had gone to the school, a soccer player and a trombonist in the marching band. | They huddled together in classrooms. They waited as shot after shot sounded, as people screamed and ran and hid under desks. When the shooting was over on Wednesday at a high school in Parkland, Fla., 17 people had been killed. Among the dead were teachers and students: a popular football coach who himself had gone to the school, a soccer player and a trombonist in the marching band. |
| Late Thursday, Florida officials released the names of those who died. These are some of their stories. | |
| This story will be updated. | This story will be updated. |
| Alyssa Alhadeff, 14, had played competitive soccer since she was 3 years old. Like any athlete, she had her ups and downs. But when her club, Parkland, faced off against the rival team from Coral Springs on Feb. 13, she was at the top of her game. | Alyssa Alhadeff, 14, had played competitive soccer since she was 3 years old. Like any athlete, she had her ups and downs. But when her club, Parkland, faced off against the rival team from Coral Springs on Feb. 13, she was at the top of her game. |
| “Her passing was on, her shooting was on, her decision-making was on,” her mother, Lori Alhadeff, recalled. With her outgoing personality, Alyssa had a wide circle of friends at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. She placed first in a debate tournament, was taking Algebra 2 and Spanish 3, and was honing her skills as an attacking midfielder. The score at what was to be her last time on the soccer field was 1-0, Parkland. | “Her passing was on, her shooting was on, her decision-making was on,” her mother, Lori Alhadeff, recalled. With her outgoing personality, Alyssa had a wide circle of friends at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. She placed first in a debate tournament, was taking Algebra 2 and Spanish 3, and was honing her skills as an attacking midfielder. The score at what was to be her last time on the soccer field was 1-0, Parkland. |
| “I was so proud of her,” her mother said. “I told her it was the best game of her life.” | “I was so proud of her,” her mother said. “I told her it was the best game of her life.” |
| Nicholas Dworet, a promising high school swimmer, took a recruiting visit to the University of Indianapolis a few weeks ago. After a group dinner, he pulled the coach aside and said he wanted to compete there after he graduated this spring. | Nicholas Dworet, a promising high school swimmer, took a recruiting visit to the University of Indianapolis a few weeks ago. After a group dinner, he pulled the coach aside and said he wanted to compete there after he graduated this spring. |
| “He was an instant part of our family,” said Jason Hite, the university’s swim coach. Mr. Hite said Nicholas had received an academic scholarship and planned to study physical therapy. | “He was an instant part of our family,” said Jason Hite, the university’s swim coach. Mr. Hite said Nicholas had received an academic scholarship and planned to study physical therapy. |
| University officials and a youth swim team in Florida said Nicholas was among those killed on Wednesday. A post on the Facebook page for TS Aquatics, the Florida club where he swam, described Nicholas as an amazing person who had been “on a major upswing in his life.” | University officials and a youth swim team in Florida said Nicholas was among those killed on Wednesday. A post on the Facebook page for TS Aquatics, the Florida club where he swam, described Nicholas as an amazing person who had been “on a major upswing in his life.” |
| Nicholas had improved academically and athletically since starting high school, Mr. Hite said, and his mentors in Florida “felt like the best was still to come for him.” | Nicholas had improved academically and athletically since starting high school, Mr. Hite said, and his mentors in Florida “felt like the best was still to come for him.” |
| “We were going to continue to groom him to be a future leader for our team,” Mr. Hite said. | “We were going to continue to groom him to be a future leader for our team,” Mr. Hite said. |
| Mr. Hite said he sent Nicholas a text message on Wednesday afternoon after hearing about the shooting at his school. He got no response. | Mr. Hite said he sent Nicholas a text message on Wednesday afternoon after hearing about the shooting at his school. He got no response. |
| “The saddest thing to me is how much life this kid had and how hard he had worked to change directions and change paths,” Mr. Hite said. “He was really going in the right direction and he had really created some opportunities for himself.” | “The saddest thing to me is how much life this kid had and how hard he had worked to change directions and change paths,” Mr. Hite said. “He was really going in the right direction and he had really created some opportunities for himself.” |
| At Stoneman Douglas, Aaron Feis was known to all — an assistant football coach and a security monitor. But he too had graduated from the school, played on the football team, and knew exactly what it was like to be a student in these halls. | At Stoneman Douglas, Aaron Feis was known to all — an assistant football coach and a security monitor. But he too had graduated from the school, played on the football team, and knew exactly what it was like to be a student in these halls. |
| So he was seen as someone who looked out for students who got in trouble, those who were struggling, those without fathers at home. “They said he was like another father,” Mr. Feis’s grandfather, Raymond, recalled. “He’d go out of his way to help anybody.” | So he was seen as someone who looked out for students who got in trouble, those who were struggling, those without fathers at home. “They said he was like another father,” Mr. Feis’s grandfather, Raymond, recalled. “He’d go out of his way to help anybody.” |
| School officials said that Mr. Feis, who was in his 30s, did the same on Wednesday. When there were signs of trouble, they said, he responded immediately to help. “When Aaron Feis died, when he was killed — tragically, inhumanely — he did it protecting others; you can guarantee that,” said Scott Israel, the sheriff of Broward County. | School officials said that Mr. Feis, who was in his 30s, did the same on Wednesday. When there were signs of trouble, they said, he responded immediately to help. “When Aaron Feis died, when he was killed — tragically, inhumanely — he did it protecting others; you can guarantee that,” said Scott Israel, the sheriff of Broward County. |
| “I don’t know when Aaron’s funeral is,” Sheriff Israel said. “I don’t know how many adults are going to go, but you’ll get 2,000 kids there.” | “I don’t know when Aaron’s funeral is,” Sheriff Israel said. “I don’t know how many adults are going to go, but you’ll get 2,000 kids there.” |
| In Parkland, Austin Lazar, a student, recalled his former coach as cheery and selfless. “He always put everybody before himself.” | In Parkland, Austin Lazar, a student, recalled his former coach as cheery and selfless. “He always put everybody before himself.” |
| Mr. Feis was married, his family said, and had an 8-year-old daughter, Arielle. | Mr. Feis was married, his family said, and had an 8-year-old daughter, Arielle. |
| Luke Hoyer, 15, spent last Christmas with his extended family in South Carolina, where he bowled, joined in a big holiday meal and swapped stories with relatives. | Luke Hoyer, 15, spent last Christmas with his extended family in South Carolina, where he bowled, joined in a big holiday meal and swapped stories with relatives. |
| “He was quiet, but a very happy individual,” said a cousin, Grant Cox, who was at the Christmas gathering. Mr. Cox said the family had been told by the police that Luke, a freshman at Stoneman Douglas, was among those killed on Wednesday. | “He was quiet, but a very happy individual,” said a cousin, Grant Cox, who was at the Christmas gathering. Mr. Cox said the family had been told by the police that Luke, a freshman at Stoneman Douglas, was among those killed on Wednesday. |
| “He could crack jokes,” Mr. Cox said. “He could make you smile.” | “He could crack jokes,” Mr. Cox said. “He could make you smile.” |
| Mr. Cox said Luke was a basketball player who was ambitious about the sport and admired N.B.A. stars like LeBron James and Stephen Curry. | Mr. Cox said Luke was a basketball player who was ambitious about the sport and admired N.B.A. stars like LeBron James and Stephen Curry. |
| “I know Luke loved his family,” Mr. Cox said. “I know he did. He had a huge heart.” | “I know Luke loved his family,” Mr. Cox said. “I know he did. He had a huge heart.” |
| Cara Loughran, 14, loved the beach. She adored her cousins. And she was an excellent student, her family said. | Cara Loughran, 14, loved the beach. She adored her cousins. And she was an excellent student, her family said. |
| “We are absolutely gutted,” by her death, her aunt, Lindsay Fontana, wrote in a Facebook post. “While your thoughts are appreciated, I beg you to DO SOMETHING. This should not have happened to our niece Cara and it cannot happen to other people’s families.” | “We are absolutely gutted,” by her death, her aunt, Lindsay Fontana, wrote in a Facebook post. “While your thoughts are appreciated, I beg you to DO SOMETHING. This should not have happened to our niece Cara and it cannot happen to other people’s families.” |
| People often spelled Joaquin Oliver’s first name wrong, so he went with a snappy nickname: Guac. | People often spelled Joaquin Oliver’s first name wrong, so he went with a snappy nickname: Guac. |
| He played basketball in the city recreational league — his jersey number was 2 — and he loved to write, filling a notebook with poetry, said Julien Decoste, a close friend of Joaquin’s and a fellow senior at Stoneman Douglas. | He played basketball in the city recreational league — his jersey number was 2 — and he loved to write, filling a notebook with poetry, said Julien Decoste, a close friend of Joaquin’s and a fellow senior at Stoneman Douglas. |
| “Guac and I always wanted to graduate together and prove everyone wrong, that we would be successful together,” Julien said. | “Guac and I always wanted to graduate together and prove everyone wrong, that we would be successful together,” Julien said. |
| On Tuesday, Joaquin asked Julien to help out at his next basketball game, which was scheduled for Thursday. | On Tuesday, Joaquin asked Julien to help out at his next basketball game, which was scheduled for Thursday. |
| “I’ll be there,” Julien texted his friend. “Good looks brotha,” Joaquin responded. | “I’ll be there,” Julien texted his friend. “Good looks brotha,” Joaquin responded. |
| On Wednesday, as he hid inside a closet during the shooting, Julien texted Joaquin to check in. | On Wednesday, as he hid inside a closet during the shooting, Julien texted Joaquin to check in. |
| “You good?” Julien texted. “Bro I need you to answer me please.” | “You good?” Julien texted. “Bro I need you to answer me please.” |
| Meadow Pollack, 18, was a senior at the high school who was planning to go to Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., next year, according to her father, Andrew Pollack, who said his daughter was among the dead. | Meadow Pollack, 18, was a senior at the high school who was planning to go to Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., next year, according to her father, Andrew Pollack, who said his daughter was among the dead. |
| “She was just unbelievable,” Mr. Pollack said. “She was a very strong-willed young girl who had everything going for her.” | “She was just unbelievable,” Mr. Pollack said. “She was a very strong-willed young girl who had everything going for her.” |
| Mr. Pollack described his daughter as smart, beautiful and caring. She worked at her boyfriend’s family’s motorcycle repair business. | Mr. Pollack described his daughter as smart, beautiful and caring. She worked at her boyfriend’s family’s motorcycle repair business. |
| “She just knew how to get what she wanted all the time,” Mr. Pollack said. “Nothing could ever stop her from what she wanted to achieve.” | “She just knew how to get what she wanted all the time,” Mr. Pollack said. “Nothing could ever stop her from what she wanted to achieve.” |
| Alex Schachter, 14, played the trombone in the Stoneman Douglas marching band, and was proud to have participated in winning a state championship last year. A freshman at the high school, he often played basketball with friends and was “a sweetheart of a kid,” his father, Max Schachter, said. Earlier this week, the two had discussed which classes Alex would take next semester. | Alex Schachter, 14, played the trombone in the Stoneman Douglas marching band, and was proud to have participated in winning a state championship last year. A freshman at the high school, he often played basketball with friends and was “a sweetheart of a kid,” his father, Max Schachter, said. Earlier this week, the two had discussed which classes Alex would take next semester. |
| Mr. Schachter said Alex had loved his mother, who died when he was five years old. His older brother also attends Stoneman Douglas and survived the shooting. Alex “just wanted to do well and make his parents happy,” his father said. | Mr. Schachter said Alex had loved his mother, who died when he was five years old. His older brother also attends Stoneman Douglas and survived the shooting. Alex “just wanted to do well and make his parents happy,” his father said. |
| Peter Wang, 15, a freshman, helped his cousin, Aaron Chen, adjust when he settled in Florida. | Peter Wang, 15, a freshman, helped his cousin, Aaron Chen, adjust when he settled in Florida. |
| “He was always so nice and so generous,” Aaron, 16, said, adding that even though Peter was younger he had worked to be sure Aaron didn’t get bullied when he first arrived. | “He was always so nice and so generous,” Aaron, 16, said, adding that even though Peter was younger he had worked to be sure Aaron didn’t get bullied when he first arrived. |
| Peter was last seen in his gray uniform for the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, or J.R.O.T.C., on Wednesday. On Thursday, Aaron and another cousin said the authorities had informed the family that Peter was among those killed in the shooting. | Peter was last seen in his gray uniform for the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, or J.R.O.T.C., on Wednesday. On Thursday, Aaron and another cousin said the authorities had informed the family that Peter was among those killed in the shooting. |
| “He was the kid in school who would be friends with anyone,” said the other cousin, Lin Chen, 24. “He didn’t care about popularity.” | “He was the kid in school who would be friends with anyone,” said the other cousin, Lin Chen, 24. “He didn’t care about popularity.” |