Who were the victims of the deadly attack on New Orleans

A well-known American college football player, a young nurse and the mother of a four-year-old child are among the victims of the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans that killed at least 15 people.

Their names were released by families and relatives before authorities completed an autopsy.

Here’s what we know so far.

Martin “Tiger” Bech, who was about 20 years old, was a football player at Princeton University.

His death was confirmed in a university statement.

“There was no longer a fitting nickname for the Princeton player I coached,” Princeton football coach Bob Surace said in a statement.

“He was a ‘Tiger’ in every way – a fierce competitor with endless energy, a loving partner and a caring friend.”

Martin Bech’s brother, Jack Bech, posted a tribute to X alongside an obituary.

“I always love you brother!” he wrote. “You inspired me every day and now you get to be with me all the time. I found this T family, don’t worry. This is for us.”

Saint Thomas Moore Principal Marty Cannon, Mr. Bech’s coach his senior year of high school, said he was special.

“I don’t think there is, there has ever been someone like Tiger,” he said.

“We could go on and on about how great an athlete he was, but he was more than that. He was a complete person, he was a strong person that we really respected and respected. He was really loved.”

Mr. Bech was a member of the 2016 and 2018 Ivy League Championship teams.

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This 18-year-old boy was looking for a nurse.

His death was confirmed by his mother, Melissa Dedeaux, on social media.

“I lost my child, just pray for me and my family pleaseeeeee!!! God I need you now!!,” begged the mother along with a picture of her daughter wearing a red graduation cap and this year’s gown.

Ms Dedeaux – who is also a nurse – told local media Nola that her daughter was supposed to start training as a nurse at the end of this month.

He also added that Nikyra is hiding with a cousin and a friend, both of whom survived.

Nikyra’s friend at school, Dante Reed, told the New York Times that he got a terrible call from his cousin, saying that they had run away when they heard gunshots, and that he – Nikyra – was missing.

His grandmother, Jennifer Smith, told the newspaper that he was “a joy in the little time we had with him.”

“I’m proud of all my grandchildren, and that one especially.”

The death of the store manager and father of two children was confirmed to CBS News, the partner of BBC News in the US, by his cousin Shirell Robinson Jackson.

Mrs Jackson described him as someone who was “full of life”, and said the 37-year-old had written a message to the family shortly after midnight wishing them a Happy New Year.

He was traveling with another cousin who was injured in the incident.

Mr Hunter’s younger sister, Courtney Hunter, told the NY Times that her brother loved being around the family and was competitive when it came to playing sports.

His father, Bellal Badawi, confirmed Kareem’s death, expressing “deep sadness and grief”.

Mr. Badawi said: “We ask Allah Almighty to shower him with his mercy, and give us patience and strength to overcome this”.

“We belong to Allah, and to Him we will return”, he added in a speech that is often said by Muslims when they hear of the death of another Muslim.

Last year, Mr Badawi’s Facebook post congratulated Kareem after he graduated from high school.

Kareem was a student at the University of Alabama, whose president, Stuart R Bell, said: “I am saddened along with Kareem’s family and friends in their tragic loss.”

Mr Bell’s message – which was shared on Facebook – also asked people to “take a moment and pray for those affected by this tragedy.”

The death of the 21-year-old boy was confirmed by his school, Bishop Shaw, on social media.

“We ask the entire Archbishop Shaw family to pray for the repose of Hubert’s soul, his family and friends at this difficult time, and for all those affected by this tragedy.

“Give him eternal rest, Lord, let eternal light shine upon him. May the souls of all the departed believers, by the grace of God, rest in peace.”

Kimberly Usher Fall, a friend of Ms. Perez and a manager at a grocery store she ran, called her dedicated, smart and a “good-hearted person,” according to CBS.

“She was beautiful and full of life,” she wrote on an online fundraiser for her friend.

The suspect, 27, was the mother of a four-year-old boy.

Ms. Usher Fall said that Ms. Perez used to bring her son to work on days he did not go to school.

He used to teach her math and letters in the pantry between jobs, Ms. Usher Fall told The Washington Post.

“He was really a good kid, man, he was really a kid,” he added, “he just did everything, he’s gone, he just left.”

The 25-year-old audio-visual technician at New Orleans’ Superdome had a “compassionate spirit and infectious laugh” that brought joy to those around him, according to a fundraiser his family set up in his name.

His mother, Cathy Tenedorio, told the American broadcaster NBC News, that she last saw her son alive around 21:00 local time on New Year’s Eve, adding that she remembers hugging and kissing him.

Mr Tenedorio’s cousin, Christina Bounds, told the BBC her family “begged him not to go” to the Bourbon Street venue on New Year’s Eve, worried about the size of the crowd and the potential dangers. He had been at his home in the town of Slidell this evening.

He decided to go celebrate, and when the attack happened he was separated from his friends.

The family believe he was killed in a shootout between police and a suspect – but have been unable to get answers from authorities or the police.

“We couldn’t get the information at the time of my aunt [Tenedorio’s mother, Cathy] He was seen at the hospital,” he said. There is no.”

“They don’t have a clue, and that’s the part that upsets everybody. We don’t even know what happened,” Bounds added. “Was he being driven by EMS? Was he in an ambulance? Did he die instantly?”

These answers, he added, “will help people accept” what happened.

“But now it’s like a total shock,” he added. “It doesn’t register.”