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.

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Martin “Tiger” Bech 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.”

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

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 photo 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 received a terrible call from his cousin, saying that they had fled when they heard the 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.

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 professional had an “easygoing 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.