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The two fatalities of the recent shooting at a Fort Myers nightclub have been identified.

According to the New York Daily News, authorities have confirmed Stef’An Strawder, 18, and Sean Archilles, 14, were both killed in the shooting that occurred at Club Blu.

“He liked to make people laugh. He’s a funny kid. He’s always joking,” Archilles’ father Jean Archilles told the newspaper.

Yet, Mr. Archilles also said that he doesn’t wish “any harm.”

“When he lays down in his bed, how is he feeling about what he did? A 14-year-old kid! Is he thinking about his family, his friends? Because everybody has family and friends. Does he feel good about himself?” he asked.

The other victim, Strawder was a popular high school basketball player who hoped to play Division 1 ball in college, the paper noted.

“Why him? Why Stef?” sister Sharrelle White told the News Press, who was at the club and was also shot. “No matter where he went, everyone invited him into their home like he was their own. People loved him.”

“We might not understand this now, but we have to come together and our faith will help us get through this,” said Strawder’s former coach, Dawn McNew.

As HELLO BEAUTIFUL previously reported, 16 people were wounded and two killed outside of a Fort Myers nightclub on Monday morning after a teen party. So far three suspects have been detained in the investigation, but are investigating if more were involved.

Four people remained hospitalized on Monday morning, two of them in critical condition and two in fair condition, the Daily News noted. The others who were wounded were treated and released.

We send our deepest condolences to the Strawder and Archilles family.

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UPDATE: Both Victims in Florida Nightclub Shooting Have Been Identified  was originally published on hellobeautiful.com