OneOrlando Fund to begin payments, totaling $29.5M

ORLANDO – A fund for the victims of the Pulse shooting is set to pay out about $29.5 million to 299 claimants.

A news release from the OneOrlando Fund says its board unanimously approved the final distribution plan Sept. 26. Claimants were separated into four categories: deceased, injured with hospitalization, injured with outpatient treatment and present inside Pulse.

The families of the 49 killed in the June 12 massacre will receive $350,000 each, officials said in the news release, while 37 of the survivors who were hospitalized will receive from $65,000 to $300,000 each, depending on the number of nights spent in the hospital. For the 31 people who received outpatient care, they will be paid $35,000 each. The remaining 182 claimants will be paid $25,000 each.

The processing of payments will begin Sept. 27 and should be finished by Sept. 30. Nearly 150,000 individuals and companies from more than 120 countries contributed to the OneOrlando Fund.

Gunman Omar Mateen opened fire at Pulse June 12 in a rampage that left 49 victims dead and 53 wounded, making it the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

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