--- description: Anderson Cooper received considerable praise on Monday over Twitter in response to his emotionally stirring tribute to the identified victims of the Orlando shooting. title: Anderson Cooper Gives Emotional Tribute to Orlando Victims image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85a869f724b26992/698897b9656a3f186ebcbe89/gettyimages-532669418.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Orlando Shooting](/tag/orlando-shooting/) ## Orlando Shooting Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Anderson Cooper Gives Emotional Tribute to Victims of the Orlando Shooting by [Amanda Calvo](/author/amanda-calvo/) ## Amanda Calvo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 14, 2016 9:47 AM CUT  Anderson Cooper attends the Turner Upfront 2016 arrivals at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 18, 2016 in New York City. Anderson Cooper attends the Turner Upfront 2016 arrivals at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 18, 2016 in New York City.Taylor Hill—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Amanda Calvo](/author/amanda-calvo/) ## Amanda Calvo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 14, 2016 9:47 AM CUT Anderson Cooper received considerable praise on Twitter Monday in response to his [emotional tribute](http://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/06/14/anderson-cooper-reads-orlando-victims-names-ac.cnn "undefined") to the victims of the Orlando shooting. Cooper stood near the scene of the tragedy by Pulse, a gay nightclub in [Orlando](http://time.com/4367738/orlando-shooting-vigil/?xid=homepage "undefined"), where 49 people were killed and 53 injured early Sunday morning. At the time of airing the CNN segment, 48 of the 49[ victims](http://time.com/4366349/orlando-shooting-victims-photos/ "undefined") had been identified. As their images appeared on the screen, Cooper read aloud the names of those killed along with a short description of who they were or where they worked. He became noticeably upset in places, taking his time to regain his voice to continue honoring the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Cooper ended the tribute by saying, “we think it’s important you hear their names.” Viewers tweeted their appreciation for the CNN news anchor and his heartfelt memorial to the victims. > [](https://twitter.com/BlankCanvasNYC/status/742508751379431425) > [](https://twitter.com/OldeHippi/status/742541625453346816) As of Tuesday morning, all [49 victims](http://time.com/4366349/orlando-shooting-victims-photos/ "undefined") had been identified. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4367896/anderson-cooper-orlando-shooting-tribute/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4367896/anderson-cooper-orlando-shooting-tribute/"},"headline":"Anderson Cooper Gives Emotional Tribute to Victims of the Orlando Shooting","datePublished":"2016-06-14T09:47:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:35:15.376Z","description":"“We think it’s important you hear their names”","url":"https://time.com/4367896/anderson-cooper-orlando-shooting-tribute/","keywords":["Orlando Shooting","Crime","Television","shooting","tribute","anderson cooper","Orlando","victims"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85a869f724b26992/698897b9656a3f186ebcbe89/gettyimages-532669418.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amanda Calvo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/amanda-calvo/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85a869f724b26992/698897b9656a3f186ebcbe89/gettyimages-532669418.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016 Turner Upfront","caption":"2016 Turner Upfront","creditText":"Taylor Hill—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/orlando-shooting/","name":"Orlando Shooting"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4367896/anderson-cooper-orlando-shooting-tribute/","name":"Anderson Cooper Gives Emotional Tribute to Victims of the Orlando Shooting"}}]}] ```