--- description: Both of Angel Colon's legs were severely injured during the Orlando shooting, but he was finally able to take his first unassisted steps. title: See an Orlando Shooting Survivor Walk for the First Time Since the Attack image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See an Orlando Shooting Survivor Walk for the First Time Since the Attack  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 19, 2016 8:20 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 19, 2016 8:20 PM CUT Both of [Angel Colon’s](http://time.com/4368570/orlando-shooting-pulse-survivors/ "undefined") legs were severely injured during the June 12 [mass shooting](http://time.com/4365260/orlando-shooting-pulse-nightclub-what-know/ "undefined") at [Orlando’s Pulse nightclub](http://time.com/4365603/orlando-shooting-pulse-nightclub-statement/ "undefined"), but two months after the tragic attack, he was finally able to take his first unassisted steps. The 26-year-old, who was shot multiple times in one leg and broke the other while trying to escape the club, [_Esquire_ ](http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a45835/orlando-shooting-angel-colon/ "undefined")reports — shared a video on Facebook Aug. 12 of the heartwarming moment. “Ahhhh Took my first Steps all by Myself!!!!!! SO HAPPY!!!,” he captioned the clip, adding the hashtags #OrlandoStrong, #AngelStrong and #LoveIsLove. Watch the full video — which has been viewed nearly 300 thousand times and liked over 7,000 times to date — below. \[h/t [Cosmopolitan.com](http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a63023/orlando-shooting-survivor-angel-colon-shares-first-steps/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4459624/orlando-shooting-survivor-walks-first-time/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4459624/orlando-shooting-survivor-walks-first-time/"},"headline":"See an Orlando Shooting Survivor Walk for the First Time Since the Attack","datePublished":"2016-08-19T20:20:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:42.447Z","description":"Prepare to be emotional","url":"https://time.com/4459624/orlando-shooting-survivor-walks-first-time/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime","Orlando Shooting","orlando nightclub shooting"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4459624/orlando-shooting-survivor-walks-first-time/","name":"See an Orlando Shooting Survivor Walk for the First Time Since the Attack"}}]}] ```