Victim of Halloween Mass Shooting in Orlando ID’d as UCF Freshman Timothy Schmidt Jr.

A University of Central Florida freshman has been identified as one of two revelers killed during a mass shooting at a Halloween celebration in Orlando.

Timothy Schmidt Jr. had aspirations to “follow in his father’s footsteps as a successful businessman” before he was “tragically and innocently murdered,” according to a GoFundMe.

His heartbroken father, Timothy Schmidt Sr., told The Post Saturday that his 19-year-old son, a talented soccer player, was “one of a kind” whom he had raised primarily as a single dad since the boy was 9 years old.

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Schmidt, known by his family as Timo, was outside The Block, a seven-venue entertainment district in downtown Orlando on Friday when Jaylen Dwayne Edgar allegedly opened fire on the crowd of thousands of partiers.

UPDATE: Promising UCF student who graduated from Cypress Bay High in Weston was among those killed in the Halloween mass shoot-ng in downtown Orlando

Two people were killed and seven injured in the Halloween night shoot-ng in downtown Orlando

Timothy Schmidt Jr., a 19-year-old… pic.twitter.com/YMgAGHVz1S

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Schmidt and another man, 25, were pronounced dead at Orlando Regional Medical Center following the shooting.

Eight others, ranging in age between 19 and 39, were rushed to the hospital after the incident with varying degrees of injuries, according to the Orlando Police Department.

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Edgar, 17, is accused of pulling out a handgun and shooting into a crowd at the intersection of Orange Ave and Central Blvd. around 1:07 a.m., authorities said.

He ran, then appeared a block away amidst the mad scramble of the crowd at Orange Avenue and Washington Street, where police said he opened fire again.

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