Forty-nine people were shot and killed in an act of violence targeting the LGBTQ+ community at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
The youngest victim was from Philadelphia.
"In my mind, we were there for days, but in finding out, it was like three hours," Tiara Parker told WFTV-TV.
Tiara Parker was one of the bathroom hostages and was shot multiple times.
Her cousin, 18-year-old Akyra Murray, was visiting Orlando after graduating from West Catholic Preparatory High School in West Philadelphia.
When the shooting happened, Murray left the club, but went back after realizing Parker was still inside
"That girl saved my life that night...I went through a lot of survivor's guilt behind that, because I was the last person with her. I had to really fight for myself to come out of the dark space and say, 'Let me reclaim myself,'" Parker said in an interview with WFTV-TV.
Murray had plans to someday work for the FBI and had earned a full-ride basketball scholarship to Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania.