The Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office has the following information to report regarding the status of its operations as of 10 a.m. on June 15:
- All forty-nine (49) victims and the suspect connected to Pulse Nightclub Orlando shooting have been identified.
- The immediate next of kin for all forty-nine (49) victims have been notified through the help of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
- Autopsies are required to be conducted in all cases of homicide. The Medical Examiner (ME) completed all autopsies on Tuesday afternoon, June 14.
- This is an active criminal investigation, therefore, the autopsy results and any reports generated will not be released at this time. This includes funeral home information.
- Of the 49 victims, 35 victims have been released to a funeral home.
- The Orange County ME facility is equipped to manage mass casualty incidents of this size without the need to establish temporary morgues.
- Florida Emergency Mortuary Operations Response System (FEMOR) is providing direct operational support, which includes additional physicians and technical staff.
- Orange County medical staff included: Joshua Stephany, M.D.; Jessie Giles, M.D.; Marie Hansen, M.D.; Gary Utz, M.D. and Sara Zydowicz, D.O.
From FEMOR – (Sarasota, District 12): Chief Medical Director Russell Vega, M.D., and Associate ME Wilson Broussard, M.D.
